Measurement of vaginal temperature by radiotelemetry for the prediction of estrus in beef cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1437-1449

  Kyle, B L ^a   Kennedy, A D ^a   Small, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Estrus; Temperature; Vagina

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TECHNIQUE; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; MALE; OVARY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TELEMETRY; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032102848     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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