Factors affecting days open, gestation length, and calving interval in Florida dairy cattle.

doi:10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(92)77764-9

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Factors affecting days open, gestation length, and calving interval in Florida dairy cattle.

Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 1992

Silva H M, Wilcox C J, Thatcher W W, Becker R B, Morse D

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Effects of several factors on reproductive performance were evaluated. Mean performance and number of observations were for days from parturition to first service, 93 and 7730; days from first to successful service, 35 and 11,751; days open, 123 and 8571; gestation length, 280 and 13,612; and cal...

Topics

Animals
Breeding
Cattle
Climate
Female
Fertilization
Florida
Genotype
Hot Temperature
Lactation
Least-Squares Analysis
Male
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Reproduction
Seasons
Sex Factors

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