Clinical Signs and Hormonal Changes in Dairy Heifers after Induction of Parturition with Prostaglandin F2α

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 395-409

  Kornmatitsuk, B ^a   Konigsson, K ^a   Kindahl, H ^a   Gustafsson, H ^b   Forsberg, M ^a   Madej, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

15 KETO 13,14 DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; 15-KETO-13,14-DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; CALCIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALCIUM; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HYDROCORTISONE; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034267679     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2000.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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