Presynchronization with gonadotropin-releasing hormone does not improve fertility in Holstein heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3810-3816

  Rivera, H ^a   Sterry, R A ^a   Fricke, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy heifer; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Presynchronization; Timed artificial insemination

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749375712     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72422-5     Document Type: Article

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