Ovarian Response after Gonadotropin Treatment of Heifers Immunized Against Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1092-1097

  Bishop, D K ^a,b   Wettemann, R P ^a   Yelich, J V ^a   Spicer, L J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GnRH; Gonadotropins; Heifers; Immunization

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; OVARY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; SERUM ALBUMIN; VACCINATION;

EID: 0030141509     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7451092x     Document Type: Article

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