Altering the time of the second gonadotropin-releasing hormone injection and Artificial Insemination (Al) during ovsynch affects pregnancies per Al in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1044-1052

  Brusveen, D J ^a   Cunha, A P ^a   Silva, C D ^a   Cunha, P M ^a   Sterry, R A ^a   Silva, E P B ^a   Guenther, J N ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosynch; Ovsynch

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

GONADORELIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40649093818     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0409     Document Type: Article

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