The effect of twinning on milk yield, dystocia, calf birth weight and open days in Holstein dairy cows of Iran

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 780-787

  Hossein Zadeh, N G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Dystocia; Milk yield; Open days; Twinning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; IRAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; LACTATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; IRAN; LACTATION; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

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EID: 78449249161     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2009.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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