Effects of body condition score in cows peripartum on the onset of postpartum ovarian cyclicity and conception rates after ovulation synchronization / fixed-time artificial insemination

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 381-388

  Yamada, Kyoji ^a,b,c   Nakao, Toshihiko ^a   Isobe, Naoki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nakashunbetsu Veterinary Clinical Center   (Japan)

^c Shibetsu Veterinary Clinical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Body condition score; Conception rate; Dairy cattle; Ovulation synchronization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PUERPERIUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BREEDING; CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FERTILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642400734     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.49.381     Document Type: Article

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