Effect of Duration of Dominance of the Ovulatory Follicle on Onset of Estrus and Fertility in Heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2219-2226

  Austin, E J ^a   Mihm, M ^a,b   Ryan, M P ^a   Williams, D H ^a   Roche, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Estrus; Fertility; Follicles

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ESTRADIOL; NORGESTOMET; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NIDATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LOGISTIC MODELS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNENEDIONES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033174489     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7782219x     Document Type: Article

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