Short communication: Trends for monthly changes in days open in Holsteins

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4689-4696

  Pszczola, M ^a,b   Aguilar, I ^a,c   Misztal, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Days open; Fertility; Heat stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SEASON; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349301932     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1985     Document Type: Article

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