Analysis of the economically optimal voluntary waiting period for first insemination

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3811-3823

  Inchaisri, C ^a,b   Jorritsma, R ^a   Vos, P L A M ^a   van der Weijden, G C ^a   Hogeveen, H ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Milk production; Optimal voluntary waiting period; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSEMINATION; MILK; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 79960644037     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3790     Document Type: Article

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