Resumption of postpartum ovarian cyclicity in high-producing Holstein cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 637-649

  Shrestha, Hemanta Kumar ^a   Nakao, Toshihiko ^a   Higaki, Tsuneo ^b   Suzuki, Toshihiko ^b   Akita, Masashi ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima PFAMAA   (Japan)

^c Seibu Veterinary Clinical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Ovarian cyclicity; Postpartum; Progesterone ELISA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442329980     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00233-4     Document Type: Article

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