Seasonal effects of semen collection and artificial insemination on dairy cow conception

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 57-71

  Haugan, T ^a,b,c   Reksen, O ^b   Grohn Y T ^c   Kommisrud, E ^d   Ropstad, E ^b   Sehested, E ^d  

^a Team Semin   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d GENO Breeding and AI Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Calving; Cattle; Non return; Seasonal dynamics; Semen collection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SPERM; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PARITY; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SEMEN; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27644515592     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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