Progesterone supplementation during the early fetal period reduces pregnancy loss in high-yielding dairy cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1529-1535

  Lopez Gatius F ^a   Santolaria, P ^b   Yaniz J L ^b   Hunter, R H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Early fetal loss; Progesterone supplementation

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4644220467     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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