Number of follicular waves and their effect on pregnancy rate in the cow

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Celik H A ^a   Aydin, I ^b   Sendag S ^c   Dinc D A ^b  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Kenya)

^c YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17444363403     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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