Association of activity and subsequent fertility of dairy cows after spontaneous estrus or timed artificial insemination

ABSTRACT: The objective of this observational study was to evaluate the association between increased physical activity at first artificial insemination (AI) and subsequent pregnancy per AI (P/AI) in lactating Holstein cows following spontaneous estrus or a timed AI (TAI) protocol. We also wanted to...

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Main Authors: C.M. Tippenhauer, J.-L. Plenio, W. Heuwieser, S. Borchardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223002059