Impact of heat stress on conception rate of dairy cows in the moderate climate considering different temperature-humidity index thresholds, periods relative to breeding, and heat load indices

Theriogenology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1050-1057

  Schuller L K ^a   Burfeind, O ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conception rate; Dairy cow; Heat stress; Moderate climate

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BREEDING; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HEAT; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84897458011     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.01.029     Document Type: Article

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