Pregnancy Status and Feedlot Performance of Beef Heifers Actively Immunized Against Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1185-1189

  Bell, M ^a   Daley, C A ^a   Berry, S L ^a   Adams, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti GnRH; Carcass composition; Contraception; Feedlots; Heifers; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

GONADORELIN; VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; VACCINES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031137768     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7551185x     Document Type: Article

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