Factors influencing upfront single- and multiple-ovulation incidence, progesterone, and luteolysis before a timed insemination resynchronization protocol

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 5542-5551

  Stevenson, J S ^a   Portaluppi, M A ^a   Tenhouse, D E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Ovsynch; Ovulation; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149019460     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0475     Document Type: Article

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