Effect of dominant follicle removal before superstimulation on follicular growth, ovulation and embryo production in Holstein cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 937-945

  Kim, I H ^a,c   Son, D S ^a   Yeon, S H ^a   Choi, S H ^a   Park, S B ^a   Ryu, I S ^a   Suh, G H ^a   Lee, D W ^a   Lee, H J ^b   Yoon, J T ^b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Hankyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dominant follicle; Holstein cows; Removal; Superovulation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA TROMETAMOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; COW; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SUCTION; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUCTION; SUPEROVULATION;

SUIDAE;

EID: 0035281302     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(01)00455-1     Document Type: Article

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