Factors associated with frequency of abortions recorded through Dairy Herd Improvement test plans

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4074-4084

  Norman, H D ^a   Miller, R H ^a   Wright, J R ^a   Hutchison, J L ^a   Olson, K M ^b,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b National Association of Animal Breeders   (United States)

^c GENUS PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Conception rate; Haplotype; Nonreturn rate

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862548489     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4998     Document Type: Article

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