Effect of bST and reproductive management on reproductive performance of Holstein dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 868-881

  Santos, J E P ^a   Juchem, S O ^a   Cerri, R L A ^a   Galvao K N ^a   Chebel, R C ^a   Thatcher, W W ^b   Dei, C S ^c   Bilby, C R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine somatotropin; Dairy cow; Reproduction; Timed AI

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

GROWTH HORMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; DINOPROST; ESTRUS DETECTION; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; OVULATION INDUCTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 3543109793     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73231-2     Document Type: Article

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