Synchronization of estrus and pregnancy risk in anestrous dairy cows after treatment with a progesterone-releasing intravaginal device

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1139-1148

  Walsh, R B ^a   LeBlanc, S J ^a   Duffield, T D ^a   Kelton, D F ^a   Walton, J S ^b   Leslie, K E ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertility; Progesterone releasing intravaginal device; Synchronization; Time to pregnancy

Indexed keywords

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EID: 35748943832     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71600-4     Document Type: Article

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