Embryo survival in dairy cows managed under pastoral conditions

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 297-311

  Diskin, M G ^a   Murphy, J J ^b   Sreenan, J M ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; DM intake; Embryo survival; Genetic merit; IGF I; Insulin; Pasture based systems; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO LOSS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIVER; POACEAE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750070047     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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