The effect of lameness on the fertility of dairy cattle in a seasonally breeding pasture-based system

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5487-5493

  Alawneh, J I ^a   Laven, R A ^a   Stevenson, M A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fertility; Lameness; Seasonal breeding; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

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EID: 80054958509     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4395     Document Type: Article

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