Effect of prostaglandin F2α at the time of AI on progesterone levels and pregnancy rate in synchronized Italian Mediterranean buffaloes

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 953-960

  Neglia, G ^a,b   Natale, A ^b   Esposito, G ^b   Salzillo, F ^b   Adinolfi, L ^b   Campanile, G ^a   Francillo, M ^b,c   Zicarelli, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ASSOVET   (Italy)

^c Raggio di Sole SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Buffalo; Cloprostenol; Progesterone; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

CLOPROSTENOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BUFFALO; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CLOPROSTENOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 41749085742     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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