Morphological characterization of follicle deviation in Nelore (Bos indicus) heifers and cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2382-2394

  Sartorelli, Evandro S ^a   Carvalho, Luciano M ^a   Bergfelt, D R ^b   Ginther, O J ^b   Barros, Ciro M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Cattle; Follicle; Follicle selection; Nelore

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 19544379887     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.08.017     Document Type: Article

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