Effect of suckling restriction with nose plates and premature weaning on postpartum anestrous interval in primiparous cows under range conditions

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 10-18

  Quintans, G ^a   Vazquez A I ^b   Weigel, K A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Nose plates; Postpartum interval; Suckling restriction

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SUCKLING; WEANING;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 69049088794     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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