Effects of a copper-bearing intrauterine device on the ovarian function, body weight gain and pregnancy rate of nulliparous heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1327-1336

  Turin, Enrique M ^a,b   Nagle, C A ^a   Lahoz, M ^a   Torres, M ^a   Turin, M ^a   Mendizabal, A F ^a   Escofet, M B ^a  

^a Centro De Educacion Medica e Investigaciones Clinicas Norberto QuirnoEscuela de Medicina   (Argentina)

^b Biotumer Argentina SA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anestrus; Intrauterine device; Progesterone; Testosterone; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HYPERANDROGENISM; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031413584     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00125-8     Document Type: Article

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