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Modelling the reproductive efficiency in a beef cow herd: effect of calving date, bull exposure and body condition at calving on the calving-conception interval and calving distribution

Blanc, F.; Agabriel, J.

The Journal of Agricultural Science 146(2)

2008

DOI: 10.1017/s0021859608007715
Accession: 021357280
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A model of reproductive performance was developed to study the influences of breeding management decisions and animal characteristics on the reproductive performance and the calving distribution in a beef herd. In the model, reproductive performance is formalized as a sequence of events (parturition, ovulation, conception), each of which modifies the reproductive status of the simulated cow. With respect to reproduction, a cow can be in one of three possible states: open-not-cycling, open-cycling or pregnant.

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