Commencement of luteal activity in three different selection lines for milk yield and fertility in Norwegian Red cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2159-2165

  Garmo, R T ^a   Ropstad, E ^a   Havrevoll, O ^b   Thuen, E ^a   Steinshamn, H ^c   Waldmann, A ^d   Reksen, O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Nortura Rudshøgda   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fertility; Genetic merit; Luteal activity

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 67651155924     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1295     Document Type: Article

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