Fertility in beef cattle given a new or previously used CIDR insert and estradiol, with or without progesterone

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 25-34

  Colazo, M G ^a   Kastelic, J P ^b   Whittaker, P R ^a   Gavaga, Q A ^a   Wilde, R ^b   Mapletoft, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

CIDR; Estradiol; Fixed time AI; Pregnancy rate; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECYCLING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 2142756728     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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