The effect on pregnancy rate of progesterone administration after manual reduction of twin embryos in dairy cattle

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 199-201

  Lopez Gatius F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

PROGESTERONE;

AMNION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; INJURY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TWINS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; AMNION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TWINS;

EID: 23944439478     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2005.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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