Synchronization of ovulation in beef cows (Bos indicus) using GnRH, PGF2α and estradiol benzoate

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1121-1134

  Barros, C M ^a   Moreira, M B P ^a   Figueiredo, R A ^a   Teixeira, A B ^a   Trinca, L A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Estradiol; GnRH; Ovulation; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 3-BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; COW; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BUSERELIN; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0034654589     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(00)00257-0     Document Type: Article

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