A survey detailing the calving performance of primiparous 2-year-old beef heifers and outcomes of assisted calving

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-41

  Hickson, R E ^a   Anderson, W J ^a   Kenyon, P R ^a   Lopez Villalobos, N ^a   Morris, S T ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

beef heifer; breeding; dystocia; primiparous; survey; survival

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857661766     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.633878     Document Type: Article

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