Association between prepartum vaginal temperature changes and placenta expulsion time in Holstein dairy cattle

Retained placenta (RP) adversely affects postpartum productivity and reproduction in dairy cattle. Thus, methods to predict the occurrence of RP before calving would be desirable. Herein, we assessed whether vaginal temperature measurements (which have already been applied to detect calving) could b...

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Main Authors: Miki SAKATANI, Kaiyu KUBOTA, Satoshi HAGA, Masafumi MIWA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development 2024-06-01
Series:The Journal of Reproduction and Development
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrd/70/5/70_2024-012/_pdf/-char/en