Probability of pregnancy as affected by oestrus number and days to first oestrus in dairy cows of three breeds and parities

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 155-162

  Friggens, N C ^a,b   Labouriau, R ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Body condition; Conception rate; Dairy cow; Fertility; Oestrus; Postpartum anoestrus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIET; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 74449088294     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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