Evaluation of the Metricheck device and the gloved hand for the diagnosis of clinical endometritis in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5429-5435

  Pleticha, S ^a   Drillich, M ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical endometritis; Diagnostic method; Metricheck; Speculum

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 70350716882     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2117     Document Type: Article

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