Relationship of ruminal temperature with parturition and estrus of beef cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1020-1027

  Cooper Prado, M J ^a   Long, N M ^a,c   Wright, E C ^a,d   Goad, C L ^b   Wettemann, R P ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cow; Estrus; Parturition; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; PARTURITION; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; RUMEN;

EID: 79960984950     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3434     Document Type: Article

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