Induction of ovulation in nonlactating dairy cows and heifers using different doses of a deslorelin implant

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 407-419

  Bartolome, J A ^a   Santos, J E P ^b   Pancarci, S M ^a   Melendez, P ^a   Arteche, A C M ^a   Hernandez, O ^a   Archbald, L F ^a   Trigg, T ^c   Thatcher, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cattle; GnRH; Ovulation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0347253670     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00241-3     Document Type: Article

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