Resynchronization of estrus in cattle of unknown pregnancy status using estrogen, progesterone, or both

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1681-1692

  Stevenson, J S ^a   Johnson, S K ^b   Medina Britos, M A ^a   Richardson Adams, A M ^a   Lamb, G C ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Estrus; Fertility; Progestogens; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 17 BETA CYPIONATE; ESTRADIOL 17 BETA-CYPIONATE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0642314180     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8171681x     Document Type: Article

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