Ovulatory responses and plasma luteinizing hormone concentrations in dairy heifers after treatment with exogenous progesterone and estradiol benzoate

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 963-975

  Hanlon, D W ^a,b   Williamson, N B ^a   Wichtel, J J ^a   Steffert, I J ^a   Craigie, A L ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Matamata Veterinary Services Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bovine; Estradiol; Estrus synchronization; Luteinizing hormone; Ovation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031109742     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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