Fertility regulation in cattle

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-148

  Rathbone, Michael J ^a   MacMillan, Keith L ^b   Inskeep, Keith ^c   Burggraaf, Shane ^a   Bunt, Craig R ^a  

^a INTERAG   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrus control; Intravaginal drug delivery; Synchronized estrus; Vaginal drug delivery; Veterinary drug delivery

Indexed keywords

CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FLUGESTONE ACETATE; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; NORETHANDROLONE; NORGESTOMET; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SILASTIC;

BIRTH CONTROL; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FERTILITY; IMPLANT; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONGE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TUBE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 0031875521     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(98)00003-0     Document Type: Review

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