Resumption of ovarian cyclicity in post-partum beef and dairy cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages 20-28

  Crowe, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; TIME;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 54349111129     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01210.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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