Effects of oxytocin on follicular development and duration of the estrous cycle in heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 951-962

  Tallam, S K ^a   Walton, J S ^a   Johnson, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Follicular development; Heifers; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; KINETICS; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; KINETICS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0034162752     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(00)00242-9     Document Type: Article

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