Effect of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone at Estrus on Subsequent Luteal Function and Fertility in Lactating Holsteins during Heat Stress

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1950-1953

  Ullah, G ^a,c,d   Fuquay, J W ^a,d   Keawkhong, T ^a,d,e   Clark, B L ^a,f   Pogue, D E ^b   Murphey, E J ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pakistan Academy for Rural Development   (Pakistan)

^d Department of Animal Science ^*

^e Faculty of Agriculture   (Thailand)

^f Dept of Large Anim Clin Sciences

Author keywords

Embryo survival; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Heat stress; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEAT; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HEAT; HUMIDITY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS;

EID: 0030281224     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76565-7     Document Type: Article

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