Comparison of diagnostic approaches, and a cost-benefi t analysis of different diagnostic approaches and treatments of anoestrous dairy cows

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-89

  McDougall, S ^a  

^a Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anoestrus; Dairy cattle; Economics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DAIRYING; DECISION TREE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CORPUS LUTEUM; DAIRYING; DECISION TREES; DINOPROST; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

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EID: 77953659198     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2010.65262     Document Type: Article

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