Modelling responses to nutritional, endocrine and genetic strategies to increase fertility in the UK dairy herd

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 356-362

  Maas, James A ^a   Garnsworthy, Philip C ^a   Flint, Anthony P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calving interval; Fertility; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

METHANE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BREEDING METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; HERD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MILK PRODUCTION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; POPULATION SIZE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62249178642     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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