Induction of precocious puberty in heifers III: Hastened reduction of estradiol negative feedback on secretion of luteinizing hormone

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2050-2056

  Gasser, C L ^a,b   Bridges, G A ^a   Mussard, M L ^a   Grum, D E ^a   Kinder, J E ^a   Day, M L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early weaning; Estradiol negative feedback; Heifer; Luteinizing hormone; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33748424967     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-638     Document Type: Article

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