Follicular growth, estrus and pregnancy after fixed-time insemination in beef cows treated with intravaginal progesterone inserts and estradiol benzoate

Theriogenology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 573-583

  Bridges, P J ^a   Lewis, P E ^a   Wagner, W R ^a   Inskeep, E K ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fixed time insemination; Postpartum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; DEVICE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033197611     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00153-3     Document Type: Article

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