Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 93, Issue 8 , Pages 3880-3890 , August 2010

Use of sexed semen and its effect on conception rate, calf sex, dystocia, and stillbirth of Holsteins in the United States

Received 30 September 2009 ,Accepted 29 March 2010.

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PII: S0022-0302(10)00407-8

doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2781

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 93, Issue 8 , Pages 3880-3890 , August 2010

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