Comparing subpopulations of plasma progesterone using cluster analyses

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1460-1468

  Meier, S ^a   Roche, J R ^a   Kolver, E S ^a,b   Verkerk, G A ^a   Boston, R C ^c  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^b SYNLAIT LTD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Luteal phase; Progester one; Resistant nonlinear smoothing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 65249126885     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1464     Document Type: Article

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