Twin Pregnancies in Dairy Cattle: Observations in a Large Herd of Holstein-Friesian Dairy Cows

Twin Pregnancies in Dairy Cattle: Observations in a Large Herd of Holstein-Friesian Dairy Cows

Multiple pregnancies have devastating consequences on the herd economy of dairy cattle. This observational study examines incidence patterns based on data from the ultrasonographic examination of 1130 multiple pregnancies in cows in their third lactation or more carrying twins (98.8%), triplets (1.1...

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Main Authors: Fernando López-Gatius, Irina Garcia-Ispierto, Ronald H. F. Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
twinning
dead co-twin
early fetal loss
twin reduction
bilateral asymmetry
heat stress
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/11/2165

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https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/11/2165

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