Reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows and heifers resynchronized for a second insemination with an intravaginal progesterone-releasing device for 7 or 8 d with estradiol benzoate injected at the time of device insertion and 24 h after removal

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 824-834

  Cavalieri, J ^a   Hepworth, G ^a   Smart, V M ^b   Ryan, M ^b   Macmillan, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Genetics Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; CIDR; Estrus synchronization; Radiotelemetry; Resynchronization

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 3-BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAIRYING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 33846527249     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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