Pregnancy Rates of Postpartum Beef Cows That Were Synchronized Using Syncro-Mate-B® or the Ovsynch Protocol

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1523-1527

  Geary, T W ^a   Whittier, J C ^a   Downing, E R ^a   LeFever, D G ^a   Silcox, R W ^b   Holland, M D ^a   Nett, T M ^a   Niswender, G D ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrus Synchronization; GnRH; Progestogens

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GONADORELIN; NORGESTOMET; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032087205     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7661523x     Document Type: Article

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