Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Enhances the Calving Rate of Beef Females Administered Norgestomet and Alfaprostol for Estrus Synchronization

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 897-903

  DoValle, E R ^a,b   Cruz, L C ^a,c   Kesler, D J ^a  

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

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c Philippine Carabao Center National Headquarters and Genepool   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Calving Rate; Estrus; GnRH; Norgestomet; Synthetic Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ALFAPROSTOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORGESTOMET; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN F;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEAL PHASE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; PROSTAGLANDINS F; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031113922     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.754897x     Document Type: Article

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