Pregnancy rate after timed artificial insemination in early post-partum dairy cows after ovsynch or specific synchronization protocols

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-38

  Lopez Gatius F ^a   Murugavel, K ^a   Santolaria, P ^b   Lopez Bejar M ^c   Yaniz J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 2942685505     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2004.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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