Follicular development and steroid concentrations in cows with different levels of fertility raised under nutritional stress

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-10

  Oliveira, J F C ^a   Neves, J P ^a   Moraes, J C F ^b   Goncalves P B D ^a   Bahr, J M ^c   Hernandez, A G ^c   Costa, L F S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle fertility; Follicular wave; Postpartum period; Reproductive efficiency

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; TIME;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037120149     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00116-1     Document Type: Article

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