Postpartum gonadotropin secretion in holstein-friesian dairy cows differing genetically in liveweight

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-19

  Thiengtham, J ^a   McNaughton, L R ^a   Parkinson, T J ^a   Holmes, C W ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anoestrus; Buserelin; Fertility; FSH; Holstein Friesian cows; LH; Liveweight; Oestradiol benzoate; Postpartum period

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CLOPROSTENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIVEWEIGHT GAIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PUERPERIUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 1642345362     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2004.36385     Document Type: Article

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