Comparison of the effectiveness of ovulation synchronization protocol in anestrous and cycling beef cows

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 513-521

  Osawa, Takeshi ^a   Morishige, Daisaku ^a   Ohta, Daisaku ^a   Kimura, Yusuke ^a   Hirata, Toh Ichi ^a   Miyake, Yoh Ichi ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anestrous beef cows; GnRH; LH; Ovulation synchronization; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROGESTERONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COW; ECHOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; METABOLISM; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0347093363     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.49.513     Document Type: Article

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