Reproductive performance of repeat breeders in dairy herds

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1220-1229

  Yusuf, Muhammad ^a   Nakao, Toshihiko ^a   Ranasinghe, RMS Bimalka Kumari ^a   Gautam, Gokarna ^a   Long, Su Thanh ^a   Yoshida, Chikako ^a   Koike, Kana ^a   Hayashi, Aki ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Holstein Friesian cows; Infertility; Pregnancy; Repeat breeding; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; JAPAN; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; JAPAN; LACTATION; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 77952111405     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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