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Ferreira,Rogério; Oliveira,João Francisco Coelho de; Antoniazzi,Alfredo Quites; Pimentel,Cláudio Alves; Moraes,José Carlos Ferrugem; Henkes,Luiz Ernani; Bordignon,Vilceu; Gonçalves,Paulo Bayard Dias. |
The objective of this study was to investigate the causes of the repeat breeder syndrome comparing clinical signs and postmortem findings in beef cows. The identification of factors affecting the reproductive tract can support decisions as to whether treatment of repeat breeder cows is justifiable than culling. Since all animals were submitted to clinical examination before being slaughtered, this study has a differential approach when compared with others, where genital tracts from abattoir were examined. In this study, 130 crossbred cows and heifers that have failed to conceive after three or more services were identified, submitted to a clinical examination and blood collection for karyotyping and sent to an abattoir. postmortem examinations included... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Repeat breeder; Beef cows; Cattle; Infertility; Theriogenology. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782008000400023 |
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