Putative urinary pheromone of bulls involved with breeding performance of primiparous beef cows in a progestin-based estrous synchronization protocol

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1669-1674

  Tauck, S A ^a   Berardinelli, J G ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostimulation; Bovine; Breeding performance; Controlled internal drug release device; Pheromone; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; PHEROMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; URINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; ODORS; PARITY; PHEROMONES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 34547275844     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-849     Document Type: Article

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