A description of the findings from bull breeding soundness evaluations and their association with pregnancy outcomes in a study of western Canadian beef herds

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 871-883

  Waldner, Cheryl L ^a   Kennedy, Richard I ^b   Palmer, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Beef bulls; Breeding soundness evaluation; Herd fertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 77955923483     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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