The effects of bovine necrotic vulvo-vaginitis on reproductive and production performance of Israeli 1st calf heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1178-1185

  Goshen, T ^a,b   Ben Gera, J ^a   Koren, O ^a,b   Bdolah Abram, T ^a   Elad, D ^a,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b 039 Caesarea Industrial Park 38 900   (Israel)

^c KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

1st calf heifers; Milk production; Necrotic vulvovaginitis; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MILK; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; VULVOVAGINITIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LONGEVITY; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTION; VULVOVAGINITIS;

BOVINAE; PORPHYROMONAS; PORPHYROMONAS LEVII;

EID: 84857801271     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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