Strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cysts in dairy cattle

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 227, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1409-1414

  Bartolome, Julian A ^a,b   Thatcher, William W ^b   Melendez, Pedro ^c   Risco, Carlos A ^c   Archbald, Louis F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOVULATION; DAIRY CATTLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE CYST; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYST; OVARY LUTEAL CYST; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVULATION INDUCTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27544501277     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.227.1409     Document Type: Review

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