Social and breed effects on the expression of a PGF2α induced oestrus in beef cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 315-320

  Landaeta Hernandez A J ^a,d   Palomares Naveda, R ^a   Soto Castillo, G ^a   Atencio, A ^a   Chase Jr , C C ^c   Chenoweth, P J ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 5344279173     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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