Bovine embryo transfer recipient synchronisation and management in tropical environments

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-74

  Baruselli, Pietro S ^a   Ferreira, Roberta M ^a   Filho, Manoel F S ^a   Nasser, Luiz F T ^b   Rodrigues, Carlos A ^c   Bó, Gabriel A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FIRMASA IATF   (Brazil)

^c SAMVET   (Brazil)

^d Instituto de Reproduccin Animal   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ovulation; Progesterone; Repeat breeder.

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOPROSTENOL; CRESTAR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL CIPIONATE; GONADORELIN; NORGESTOMET; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CORPUS LUTEUM; COW; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; SOUTH AMERICA; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 73649107658     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09214     Document Type: Review

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