Oestrous behaviour and timing of ovulation in relation to onset of oestrus and LH peak in mithun (Bos frontalis) cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 479-484

  Mondal, M ^a   Rajkhowa, C ^a   Prakash, B S ^b  

^a National Research Centre on Mithun India   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS FRONTALIS;

EID: 33751045713     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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