The use of hormonal treatments to improve the reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows in feedlot or pasture-based management systems

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 82-83, Issue , 2004, Pages 495-512

  Lucy, M C ^a   McDougall, S ^b   Nation, D P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

^c Genetics Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy; Estrous synchronization; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; HORMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LUTEOLYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HORMONES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3543057665     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.05.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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