Effect of dry period length on reproduction during the subsequent lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3081-3090

  Watters, R D ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a   Guenther, J N ^a   Brickner, A E ^a   Rastani, R R ^a   Fricke, P M ^a   Grummer, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry period length; First postpartum ovulation; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149087408     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1294     Document Type: Article

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