Effect of progesterone supplementation in the first week post conception on embryo survival in beef heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1173-1179

  Beltman, M E ^a   Lonergan, P ^a   Diskin, M G ^b   Roche, J F ^a   Crowe, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryo survival; Locomotion score; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 62249103654     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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