Risk of nonpregnancy, risk of disposal for pregnant cows, and duration of the calving interval in cow-calf herds exposed to the oil and gas industry in Western Canada

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-261

  Waldner, Cheryl ^a   Stryhn, Henrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Benzene; Cattle; Pregnancy; Sulfur dioxide; Toluene; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL OIL; PETROLEUM;

AIR MONITOR; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BREEDING; CALF (BOVINE); CANADA; COW; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HERD; INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PASTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; BENZENE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CATTLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL OILS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PETROLEUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SASKATCHEWAN; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 60549090445     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.63.4.241-261     Document Type: Article

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