Hormonal measurements in late pregnancy and parturition in dairy cows - Possible tools to monitor foetal well being

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 153-164

  Kornmatitsuk, B ^a   Veronesi, M C ^a   Madej, A ^a   Dahl, E ^c   Ropstad, E ^c   Beckers, J F ^d   Forsberg, M ^a   Gustafsson, H ^b   Kindahl, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cattle pregnancy; Endocrine; Foetal well being; Late pregnancy; Parturition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; KINETICS; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DINOPROST; DYSTOCIA; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONES; HYDROCORTISONE; KINETICS; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0037101799     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00092-1     Document Type: Article

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