Effects of plasma progesterone concentrations on LH release and ovulation in beef cattle given GnRH

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-117

  Colazo, Marcos G ^a   Kastelic, John P ^b   Davis, Hannah ^a   Rutledge, Mary D ^a   Martinez, Marcelo F ^a   Small, Julie A ^c   Mapletoft, Reuben J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; GnRH; LH release; Ovulation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE;

BOS;

EID: 36048983382     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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