Follicular size and response to Ovsynch versus detection of estrus in anovular and ovular lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 3184-3194

  Gumen A ^a   Guenther, J N ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anovulation; Conception rate; Estrus; Ovsynch

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242887546     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73921-6     Document Type: Article

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