GnRH inducing LH release, nutrition and plasma cortisol in high producing dairy cows postpartum

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-203

  Kadokawa, Hiroya ^a   Takusari, Naosumi ^a   Takahashi, Hitomi ^b   Yamada, Yutaka ^a   Kariya, Takayoshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Nutrition; Pituitary response to GnRH; Post parturitant high producing dairy cows; Resumption of ovarian cyclicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084786     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.44.197     Document Type: Article

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