Estrus synchronization and fertility in post-partum dairy cattle after administration of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) and prostaglandin F(2α) analog

Theriogenology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 259-269

  De Rensis, F ^a   Allegri, M ^a   Seidel Jr , G E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; GnRH; HCG; Reproduction; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOPROSTENOL; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHILDBIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; COW; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BUSERELIN; CATTLE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOPROSTENOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

EID: 0033565667     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00127-2     Document Type: Article

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