Relationship between size of the ovulatory follicle and pregnancy success in beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 684-689

  Perry, G A ^a,b,c   Smith, M F ^b   Roberts, A J ^a   MacNeil, M D ^a   Geary, T W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Follicle size; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34247092951     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-519     Document Type: Article

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