A comparison of the estrous behavior of Holstein-Friesian cows when cubicle-housed and at pasture

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 382-388

  Palmer, Maeve A ^a,b   Olmos, Gabriela ^c,d   Boyle, Laura A ^c   Mee, John F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Estrous behavior; Estrus detection; Housing; Visual observation

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DIET; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MILK; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84855563408     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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