The effect of pretreatment with different doses of GnRH to synchronize follicular wave on superstimulation of follicular growth in dairy cattle

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 573-578

  Sato, Taro ^a   Nakada, Ken ^b   Uchiyama, Yasuhiko ^a   Kimura, Yoshinori ^a   Fujiwara, Nobuko ^a   Sato, Yoshimasa ^a   Umeda, Masao ^a   Furukawa, Takeshi ^a  

^a Niigata Agricultural Research Institutes   (Japan)

^b RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryo; Follicular growth; GnRH; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION;

BOS TAURUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 27744524095     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.16070     Document Type: Article

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