The effect of fenceline bull exposure on expression of oestrus in dairy cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 226-235

  Roelofs, J B ^a   Soede, N M ^a   Voskamp Harkema, W ^b   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity; Behaviour; Biostimulation; Dairy cow; Oestrus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

BOS;

EID: 49549086430     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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