Comparison of gonadorelin products in lactating dairy cows: Efficacy based on induction of ovulation of an accessory follicle and circulating luteinizing hormone profiles

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-279

  Souza, A H ^a,b   Cunha, A P ^a   Silva, E P B ^a   Gumen A ^a,c   Ayres, H ^a,b   Guenther, J N ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GnRH; Gonadorelin; LH profile; Ovary; Ovulation rate

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION;

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EID: 67349240370     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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