Influence of a controlled internal drug release after fixed-time artificial insemination on pregnancy rates and returns to estrus of nonpregnant cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 914-921

  Larson, J E ^a   Thielen, K N ^a,e   Funnell, B J ^a   Stevenson, J S ^b   Kesler, D J ^c   Lamb, G C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Kansas Beef Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Controlled internal drug release; Estrus synchronization; Resynchronization

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62149101906     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1443     Document Type: Article

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