Artificial insemination increases the probability of a male calf in dairy and beef cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 346-352

  Berry, D P ^a   Cromie, A R ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Cattle; Mating; Natural mating; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; MALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SEX RATIO;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845442909     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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