Comparison of different transvaginal ovum pick-up protocols to optimise oocyte retrieval and embryo production over a 10-week period in cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1631-1648

  Chaubal, S A ^a   Molina, J A ^b   Ohlrichs, C L ^b   Ferre, L B ^b   Faber, D C ^b   Bols, P E J ^c   Riesen, J W ^a   Tian, X ^a   Yang, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Transova Genetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bovine; Embryo production; FSH; Oocyte recovery; OPU

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVUM; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745794958     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.07.020     Document Type: Article

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