Effect of calf isolation on follicular wave dynamics, gonadotropin and metabolic hormone changes, and interval to first ovulation in beef cows fed either of two energy levels postpartum

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 777-783

  Stagg, K ^a,b   Spicer, L J ^c   Sreenan, J M ^a   Roche, J F ^b   Diskin, M G ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SUCKLING; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031657774     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.4.777     Document Type: Article

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