Effect of using progesterone releasing intravaginal device with Ovsynch program on reproduction in dairy cattle during summer season

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1268-1273

  Alnimer, Mufeed ^a   Lubbadeh, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dairy Cows; Estrus synchronization; Fertility; Progesterone; Summer; TAI

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0141813493     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1268     Document Type: Article

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