Effect of day of the estrous cycle at the initiation of a timed artificial insemination protocol on reproductive responses in dairy heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1568-1576

  Moreira, F ^a   De La Sota, R L ^b   Diaz, T ^b   Thatcher, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Artificial Insemination; Heifers

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BUSERELIN; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DINOPROST; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034200983     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7861568x     Document Type: Article

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