Comparison of an oestrus synchronisation protocol with oestradiol benzoate and PGF2α and insemination at detected oestrus to a timed insemination protocol (Ovsynch) on reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 699-708

  Alnimer, Mufeed A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; GnRH; Oestradiol; Oestrus synchronisation; PG; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GONADORELIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA TROMETAMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DAIRY CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTATION; MULTIPARA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 29544437655     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: 12979708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2005054     Document Type: Article

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