Evaluation of Different Protocols for Prostaglandin Synchronization to Improve Reproductive Performance in Dairy Herds with Low Estrus Detection Efficiency

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2766-2774

  Heuwieser, W ^a   Oltenacu, P A ^b   Lednor, A J ^b   Foote, R H ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrus detection; Estrus synchronization; Prostaglandin F2 ; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MILK; PALPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECTUM; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DINOPROST; ESTRUS DETECTION; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; MILK; PALPATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECTUM; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0031261964     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76239-8     Document Type: Article

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