Weekly bull exchange shortens postpartum anestrus in suckled beef cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 913-917

  Miller, V ^a   Ungerfeld, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Biostimulation; Bull effect; Cattle; Postpartum anestrus

Indexed keywords

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; MALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

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EID: 41549138773     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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