Understanding maternal contributions to fertility in recipient cattle: Development of herds with contrasting pregnancy rates

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 127-140

  McMillan, W H ^a   Donnison, M J ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle fertility; Embryo survival; Embryo transfer; Maternal recognition of pregnancy; Recipients

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COCULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033573223     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(99)00063-9     Document Type: Article

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