Relationship between Circulating Progesterone and Conception at the First Postpartum Estrus in Young Primiparous Beef Cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 616-619

  Werth, L A ^a,c   Whittier, J C ^b,d   Azzam, S M ^a,e   Deutscher, G H ^b   Kinder, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Americans Breeders Service   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

^e Harris Laboratories Inc Lincolnshire   (United States)

Author keywords

Conception; Cow; Estrus; Postpartum Period; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LABOR; LUTEAL PHASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LUTEAL PHASE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030097620     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.743616x     Document Type: Article

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