Effects of bovine somatotropin and timed embryo transfer on pregnancy rates in non-lactating cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 175-176

  Block, J ^a   Rivera, R M ^a   Drost, M ^a   Jousan, F D ^a   Looney, C R ^c   Silvestre, F T ^a   Paula Lopes, F F ^a   Ocon, O M ^a   Rosson, H ^a   Bilby, T R ^a   Monson, R L ^b   Rutledge, J J ^b   Hansen, P J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Ovagenix   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ACETATE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA TROMETAMOL; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATION PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 20044376528     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.6.175     Document Type: Article

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