Establishment of a standard operating procedure for predicting the time of calving in cattle

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-186

  Streyl, Dominik ^a   Sauter Louis, Carola ^a   Braunert, Anna ^a   Lange, Dorothee ^a   Weber, Frank ^a   Zerbe, Holm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle; Forecasting; Parturition; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS;

BOS;

EID: 79960446062     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2011.12.2.177     Document Type: Article

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