Cow effects and estimation of success of first and following inseminations in Dutch dairy cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1043-1049

  Inchaisri, C ^a,b   Jorritsma, R ^a   Vernooij, J C M ^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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 80755188931     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01782.x     Document Type: Article

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