Environmental constrains on post-partum ovarian activity in Tanzanian Zebu cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 896-904

  Matiko, M K ^a   Kanuya, N L ^a   Waldmann, A ^b   Ropstad, E ^c   Reksen, O ^c  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Feeding; Ovarian activity; Progesterone; Reproductive performance; Zebu cows

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; OVARY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PUERPERIUM; SEASON; TANZANIA; TIME;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; OVARY; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS;

BOS INDICUS;

EID: 40949122684     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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