Biostimulation in cattle
the bull effect
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Animal production, cattle farming, biostimulation in cattleAbstract
Fertility is the most important characteristic affecting the performance of any animal production system. Biostimulation is a simple technique capable of favorably modifying the reproductive performance of cattle. The increase in birth rate is measured to increase production efficiency, a technique with the potential to be easily adopted by breeders, as it does not require significant costs.
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