Exploitation of genetic and physiological determinants of embryonic resistance to elevated temperature to improve embryonic survival in dairy cattle during heat stress

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Hansen, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Embryonic survival; Heat stress; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEAT INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DAIRYING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH HORMONE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; TEMPERATURE;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34447631684     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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