Treatment with progesterone and 17β-oestradiol to induce emergence of a newly-recruited dominant ovulatory follicle during oestrus synchronisation with long-term use of norgestomet in Brahman heifers

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 11-26

  Murray, A J ^a   Cavalieri, J ^b   D'Occhio, M J ^c   Whyte, T R ^c   MacLellan, L J ^c   Fitzpatrick, L A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atresia; Cattle; Follicle; Oestradiol; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORGESTOMET; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032570508     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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