Effect of high somatic cell counts on reproductive performance of Chilean dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1575-1580

  Pinedo, P J ^a,b   Melendez, P ^a,c   Villagomez Cortes, J A ^a   Risco, C A ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Dairy; Fertility; Somatic cell

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CHILE; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHILE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65249113780     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1783     Document Type: Article

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