The effects of GnRH treatment at the time of AI and 12 days later on reproductive performance of high producing dairy cows during the warm season in northeastern Spain

Theriogenology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 820-830

  Lopez Gatius F ^a   Santolaria, P ^b   Martino, A ^c   Deletang F ^c   De Rensis, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c CEVA SANTÉ ANIMALE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GnRH; Heat stress; Pregnancy; Twins

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEAT; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HEAT; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPAIN; TWINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 32044437144     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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