The effect of artificial insemination timing on the sex ratio of offspring and fertility in dairy cows

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-24

  Demiral, Orkun ^a   Ün, Mustafa ^a   Abay, Murat ^a   Bekyürek, Tayfur ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination time; Cow; Fertility parameters; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

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EID: 34047177338     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13036181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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