Reproductive risk factors for culling and productive life in large dairy herds in the eastern United States between 2001 and 2006

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 613-623

  De Vries, A ^a   Olson, J D ^b   Pinedo, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Culling; Reproduction; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949284615     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2573     Document Type: Article

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