Plasma progesterone response following ACTH administration during mid-gestation in the pregnant Brahman heifer

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1061-1069

  Willard, S T ^a   Lay Jr , D C ^b   Friend, T H ^c   Neuendorff, D A ^d   Randel, R D ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal; Cattle; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 13744255891     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.05.018     Document Type: Article

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