Synchronization of estrus in yearling beef heifers with the melengestrol acetate/prostaglandin F2α system: Efficiency of timed insemination 72 hours after prostaglandin treatment

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 851-863

  Larson, R L ^a,b   Corah, L R ^a   Peters, C W ^a,c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North American Limousin Foundation ^*  (United States)

^c North American Limousin Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrus synchronization; Heifers; Pregnancy rate; Progesterone; Timed mating

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012326706     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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