Seasonal fertility differences in synchronised dairy cows: Ultrasonic, metabolic and endocrine findings

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-143

  Balogh, Orsolya ^a   Fébel, Hedvig ^a   Huszenicza, Gyula ^a   Kulcsár, Margit ^a   Abonyi Tóth, Zsolt ^a   Endrodi, Tamás ^b   Gábor, György ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Gabor Denes Foiskola   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; energy balance; fertility; non esterified fatty acid; ovarian cyst

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEAT; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEASON; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOT TEMPERATURE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 84857841332     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.2012.011     Document Type: Article

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