Interrelationships between herd-level reproductive performance measures based on intervals from initiation of the breeding program in year-round and seasonal calving dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 901-910

  Morton, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Dairy herd; Fertility; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949304692     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2045     Document Type: Article

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