Nutrition, synchronization, and management of beef embryo transfer recipients

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-115

  Jones, A L ^a   Lamb, G C ^b  

^a Frontier Genetics International   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Estrus synchronization; Management; Nutrition; Recipient

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

BOS;

EID: 36448971946     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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