The effect of internal and external factors on bovine embryo transfer results in a tropical environment

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 268-279

  Bényei, Balázs ^a   Komlósi, István ^b   Pécsi, Anna ^b   Pollott, Geoffry ^c   Marcos, Cruvinel Heraldo ^d   de Oliveira Campos, Alexandre ^e   Lemes, Maida Paula ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Nutricio Ltd   (Brazil)

^e Private veterinarian   (Brazil)

^f Private veterinarian   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo absorption; Embryo transfer; Fetal sexing; Tropical climate; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEASON; TROPIC CLIMATE; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 33746093357     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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