Time and incidence of ovulation and conception rates after incorporating estradiol cypionate into a timed artificial insemination protocol

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 620-626

  Sellars, C B ^a   Dalton, J C ^a   Manzo, R ^a   Day, J ^b   Ahmadzadeh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Dairy Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Conception rate; Estradiol cypionate; Timed artificial insemination

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MICROPUS;

EID: 32444447024     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72125-7     Document Type: Article

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