Factors affecting fertilisation and early embryo quality in single- and superovulated dairy cattle

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 151-158

  Sartori, Roberto ^a   Bastos, Michele R ^b   Wiltbank, Milo C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Fertility; Nutrition; Reproductive hormones; Stress.

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL EMBRYO; CONCEPTION; DAIRY CATTLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOOD INTAKE; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HEAT STRESS; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION; REVIEW; SPERM; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 73649107328     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09221     Document Type: Review

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