The effect of progesterone alone or in combination with estradiol on follicular dynamics, gonadotropin profiles, and estrus in beef cows following calf isolation and restricted suckling

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1917-1929

  Mackey, D R ^a,b   Sreenan, J M ^a   Roche, J F ^b   Diskin, M G ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef Cows; Luteinizing Hormone; Postpartum Interval; Progesterone; Suckling

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CATTLE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GONADOTROPINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0034221611     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7871917x     Document Type: Article

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