Effect of twin birth calvings on milk production, reproductive performance, and survival of lactating cows

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1390-1397

  Bicalho, Rodrigo C ^a   Cheong, Soon Hon ^a   Galvão, Klibs N ^a   Warnick, Lorin D ^a   Guard, Charles L ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETION; SURVIVAL; TWINS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TWINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36649031516     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.9.1390     Document Type: Article

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