Effect of a single growth hormone (rbST) treatment at breeding on conception rates and pregnancy retention in dairy and beef cattle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 349-359

  Starbuck, Melanie J ^a   Inskeep, E Keith ^a   Dailey, Robert A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Conception rates; Dairy cows; Dairy heifers; rbST; Retention of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE, BOVINE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33646787123     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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