Short communication: A positive relationship between the first ovulation postpartum and the increasing ratio of milk yield in the first part of lactation in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2279-2282

  Kawashima, C ^a   Montoya, C Amaya ^b   Masuda, Y ^e   Kaneko, E ^a   Matsui, M ^b   Shimizu, T ^a   Matsunaga, N ^b   Kida, K ^c   Miyake, Y I ^b   Suzuki, M ^d   Miyamoto, A ^a  

^a Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene   (Japan)

^b Department of Clinical Veterinary Science ^*

^c Field Center of Animal Science and Agriculture   (Japan)

^d OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; First ovulation postpartum; Lactation curve characteristic

Indexed keywords

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EID: 35748948950     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-414     Document Type: Article

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