Calving sub-season and reproductive efficiency of beef cows Subépoca de parição e eficiência reprodutiva de vacas de corte

It was evaluated in this work the effect of calving sub-season on the pregnancy rate of 7,726 multiparous Hereford beef cows grazing on natural pastures in southern Brazil, from 1994 to 2007. Calving sub-season periods were divided in 20-day intervals from August 12th to 31st; from September 1st to...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Reinher, Júlio Otávio Jardim Barcellos, Vanessa Peripolli, Ênio Rosa Prates, Maria Eugênia Andrighetto Canozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010001000012