Effects of administering progesterone at selected intervals after insemination of synchronized on pregnancy rates and resynchronization of returns to service

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1117-1130

  Van Cleeff, J ^a,d   Macmillan, K L ^c   Drost, M ^b   Lucy, M C ^a,e   Thatcher, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

CIDR; Estrus synchronization; Fertility; Heifers; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; DEVICE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030275815     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(96)00284-1     Document Type: Article

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