Modern research in the reduced fertility of high yielding dairy cows: An innovative way of thinking

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-22

  Leroy, J L M R ^a   Van Soom, A ^a   De Kruif, A ^a   Opsomer, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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