The use of a progesterone-releasing device (CIDR-B) or melengestrol acetate with GnRH, LH, or estradiol benzoate for fixed-time AI in beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1746-1751

  Martinez, M F ^a   Kastelic, J P ^b   Adams, G P ^a   Mapletoft, R J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Dept of Large Anim Clinical Sci ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Fixed Time AI; GnRH; LH; Progestins; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

CLOPROSTENOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 3-BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; DRUG IMPLANT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BOVINAE; DRUG EFFECTS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLOPROSTENOL; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 0036651209     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8071746x     Document Type: Article

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