Is slow follicular growth the cause of silent estrus in water buffaloes?

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 258-268

  Awasthi, M K ^a   Kavani, F S ^a   Siddiquee, G M ^b   Sarvaiya, N P ^c   Derashri, H J ^a  

^a Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya   (India)

^b SARDARKRUSHINAGAR DANTIWADA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CL area; Follicular growth; Progesterone; Prostaglandin; Subestrus; Water buffaloes

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BUFFALO; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BUFFALOES; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; ESTRUS; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; SUBGROUP A;

EID: 34047114322     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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