Short communication: Repeatability of measures of rectal temperature in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 624-627

  Burfeind, O ^a,b   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Veira, D M ^c   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Rectal temperature; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; THERMOMETER;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THERMOMETERS;

EPITONIUM;

EID: 77949281874     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2689     Document Type: Article

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