Effect of days to conception in the previous lactation on the risk of death and live culling around calving

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 968-977

  Pinedo, P J ^a   De Vries, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Days open; Death; Live culling; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LABOR COMPLICATION; LACTATION; MILK; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SECRETION; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; MILK; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949300286     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2408     Document Type: Article

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