Heat Stress and embryo production in high-producing dairy cows

Acta Scientiae Veterinariae

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Ferreira, Roberta Machado ^a   Ayres, Henderson ^a   Chiaratti, Marcos Roberto ^a   Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto ^b   Freitas, Bruno Gonzalez ^a   Meirelles, Flávio Vieira ^a   Baruselli, Pietro Sampaio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SAMVET   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Heat stress; Holstein; In vitro embryo production; Oocyte quality; Repeat breeder

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 79955095301     PISSN: 16780345     EISSN: 16799216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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