Needleless implant delivery of gonadotropin-releasing hormone enhances the calving rate of beef cows synchronized with norgestomet and estradiol valerate

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 607-610

  Kesler, D J ^a,b   Favero, R J ^a  

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

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GONADORELIN; NORGESTOMET;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031011753     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03639049709149827     Document Type: Article

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