Effects of short-term cooling on pregnancy rate of dairy heifers under summer heat stress

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 567-575

  Moghaddam, Alias ^a   Karimi, I ^a   Pooyanmehr, M ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dairy heifer; Heat stress; Pregnancy rate; Short term cooling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS; HEIFER; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SHADE; SUMMER;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; IRAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEASONS;

BOS;

EID: 67650917912     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9205-8     Document Type: Article

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