The development and prevalence of the transfer technique for frozen-thawed embryos of Japanese black beef cattle in Tochigi Prefecture

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-36

  Nishigai, Masahiko ^a,b  

^a Nasu ET Institute   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine frozen embryo transfer; hCG treatment; Period from thawing to transfer; Pregnancy rate; Vaginal speculum; Xylazine treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; XYLAZINE;

BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; JAPAN; LUTEAL CELL; MORULA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THAWING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; FEMALE; FREEZING; PREGNANCY; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FREEZING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS; XYLAZINE;

EID: 18244368450     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.49.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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