Effects of short-term treatment with progesterone superimposed on 11 or 17 days of norgestomet treatment on the interval to oestrus and fertility in Bos indicus heifers

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-183

  Cavalieri, J ^a   Kinder, J E ^a   De'ath, G ^a   Fitzpatrick, L A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle endocrinology; Follicle; Oestradiol; Oestrous synchronisation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; NORGESTOMET; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DINOPROST; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 0032524059     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00064-5     Document Type: Article

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