A simple ultrasound test to predict the superstimulatory response in cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 227-243

  Singh, Jaswant ^a   Domínguez, Miguel ^b   Jaiswal, Rajesh ^a   Adams, Gregg P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cattle; Follicular dynamics; Superovulation; Superstimulation; Ultrasonography; Wave emergence

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 2642571177     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.09.020     Document Type: Article

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