Impaired reproduction in heat-stressed cattle: Basic and applied aspects

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 60-61, Issue , 2000, Pages 535-547

  Wolfenson, D ^a   Roth, Z ^a   Meidan, R ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fertility; Hyperthermia; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEAT INJURY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; STEROIDS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034596134     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00102-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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