Resynchronizing estrus with progesterone or progesterone plus estrogen in cows of unknown pregnancy status

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3306-3321

  El Zarkouny, S Z ^a,b   Stevenson, J S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Fertility; Progesterone; Resynchronization

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 6944251227     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73467-0     Document Type: Article

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