Factors affecting plasma progesterone in the early fetal period in high producing dairy cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 426-432

  Bech Sabat G ^a   Lopez Gatius F ^a   Yaniz J L ^b   Garcia Ispierto I ^c   Santolaria, P ^b   Serrano, B ^d   Sulon, J ^e   de Sousa, N M ^e   Beckers, J F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Early fetal period; Milk production; PAG; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 38649142500     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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