Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 11-16

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291010011

Relationship between daily activities duration and oestrus in dairy cows over the year

Radim Codl, Jaromír Ducháček, Mojmír Vacek, Jan Pytlík, Luděk Stádník, Marek Vrhel

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Animal Science, Prague, Czech Republic

Received June 16, 2021
Accepted September 15, 2021

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