Responses of the estrous cycle in dairy cows exposed to electric and magnetic fields (60 Hz) during 8-h photoperiods

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 11-20

  Rodriguez, M ^a   Petitclerc, D ^b   Burchard, J F ^a   Nguyen, D H ^c   Block, E ^d   Downey, B R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d Church & Dwight Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric and magnetic fields; Estrous cycle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; PHOTOPERIOD; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038207689     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(02)00273-7     Document Type: Article

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