Follicular Function in Lactating Dairy Cows Treated with Sustained-Release Bovine Somatotropin

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 273-285

  Kirby, Crystal J ^a   Smith, Michael F ^a   Keisler, Duane H ^a   Lucy, Matthew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine somatotropin; Cow; Ovary

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0031065967     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)75935-6     Document Type: Article

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