Relationship among estradiol, cortisol and intensity of estrous behavior in dairy cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1783-1795

  Lyimo, Z C ^c,d   Nielen, M ^d   Ouweltjes, W ^a   Kruip, T A M ^b   Van Eerdenburg, F J C M ^d  

^a Res Stn Cattle Sheep Horse Husb   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Box 5444 ^*  (Tanzania)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy farm management; Estrus detection; Hormonal regulation; Sexual behavior; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HEATING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROFIT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICS; STRESS; WALKING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WALKING;

EID: 0034209919     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(00)00314-9     Document Type: Article

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