Genetics of fertility indicators based on behaviour and progesterone in milk

Cattle Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  Levendahl, P ^a   Chagunda, M ^b   O'Connell, J ^a   Friggens, N ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b SAC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Fertility; Oestrus; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349085198     PISSN: 09691251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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