Risk factors associated with detailed reproductive phenotypes in dairy and beef cows

The objective of this study was to identify detailed fertility traits in dairy and beef cattle from transrectal ultrasonography records and quantify the associated risk factors. Data were available on 148 947 ultrasound observations of the reproductive tract from 75 949 cows in 843 Irish dairy and b...

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Main Authors: T.R. Carthy, D.P. Berry, A. Fitzgerald, S. McParland, E.J. Williams, S.T. Butler, A.R. Cromie, D. Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
cow
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114000354