Restricting Calf Presence Without Suckling Compared with Weaning Prolongs Postpartum Anovulation in Beef Cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 190-198

  Hoffman, David P ^a   Stevenson, Jeffrey S ^a   Minton, J Ernest ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf Removal; Ovulation; Postpartum Interval; Suckling

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SUCKLING; WEANING;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TESTOSTERONE; WEANING;

EID: 0029690549     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.741190x     Document Type: Article

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