Endocrine Profiles, Haematology and Pregnancy Outcomes of Late Pregnant Holstein Dairy Heifers Sired by Bulls Giving a High or Low Incidence of Stillbirth

Endocrine Profiles, Haematology and Pregnancy Outcomes of Late Pregnant Holstein Dairy Heifers Sired by Bulls Giving a High or Low Incidence of Stillbirth

<p/> <p>The high incidence of stillbirth in Swedish Holstein heifers has increased continuously during the last 15 years to an average of 11% today. The pathological reasons behind the increased incidence of stillbirth are unknown. The present experiment was undertaken to investigate pos...

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Main Authors: Kindahl H, Gustafsson H, Beckers JF, Ropstad E, Dahl E, Kornmatitsuk B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-03-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Cattle-pregnancy
parturition
endocrine profiles
haematology
placental characteristics
foetal well-being
Online Access:http://www.actavetscand.com/content/45/1/47

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