Assessing the association of the level of milk production with reproductive performance in dairy cattle

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Leblanc, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Management; Milk yield; Pregnancy rate; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 77955911125     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.1056S01     Document Type: Review

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