Estrous behavior in dairy cows: Identification of underlying mechanisms and gene functions

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 446-453

  Boer, H M T ^a   Veerkamp, R F ^a   Beerda, B ^a   Woelders, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Estrous behavior; Genomics; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77951253692     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109991169     Document Type: Article

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