Effect of Age and Pattern of Gain on Induction of Puberty with a Progestin in Beef Heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1606-1611

  Hall, J B ^a,b   Staigmiller, R B ^a   Short, R E ^a   Bellows, R A ^a   MacNeil, M D ^a   Bellows, S E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heifers; Induction; LH; Ovaries; Progestogens; Puberty

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORGESTOMET; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031154929     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7561606x     Document Type: Article

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