Reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows managed for first service using timed artificial insemination with or without detection of estrus using an activity-monitoring system

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2771-2781

  Fricke, P M ^a   Giordano, J O ^a,b   Valenza, A ^a   Lopes, G ^a   Amundson, M C ^a   Carvalho, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Animal Science Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Activity monitoring system; Estrus detection; Timed artificial insemination

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BOVINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84898802992     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7366     Document Type: Article

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