Efficacy of norethindrone acetate and norgestomet implants in suppressing estrus in female beef cattle

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1211-1216

  Machado, R ^a,b   Kesler, D J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; NORGESTOMET; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA TROMETAMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RELEASE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029799399     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03639049609063239     Document Type: Article

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