Effect of presence of clinical and subclinical endometritis at the initiation of Presynch-Ovsynch program on the first service pregnancy in dairy cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 214-223

  Kasimanickam, R ^a   Cornwell, J M ^b   Nebel, R L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Endometritis; Estrous synchronization; Pregnancy rate; Uterus

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DINOPROST; ENDOMETRITIS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33747606811     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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