Estrus and Luteal Function in Suckled Beef Cows That Were Anestrous When Treated with an Intravaginal Device Containing Progesterone with or Without a Subsequent Injection of Estradiol Benzoate

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2009-2015

  Fike, K E ^a   Day, M L ^b   Inskeep, E K ^c   Kinder, J E ^a   Lewis, P E ^c   Short, R E ^d   Hafs, H D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anestrus; Beef Cows; Estradiol; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

AGING; ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INJECTION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATION; LUTEAL PHASE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; AGING; ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS; LACTATION; LUTEAL PHASE; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031203745     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7582009x     Document Type: Article

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