Endocrine factors and ovarian follicles are influenced by body condition and somatotropin in postpartum beef cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1335-1344

  Flores, R ^a   Looper, M L ^b   Rorie, R W ^a   Hallford, D M ^c   Rosenkrans Jr , C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cow; Body condition; Follicle; Insulin like growth factor i; Somatotropin; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROLACTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DINOPROST; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 45549106020     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0574     Document Type: Article

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