Progesterone-based estrous synchronization protocols in non-suckled and suckled primiparous Bos indicus beef cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 9-16

  Sa Filho O G ^a   Dias, C C ^a   Lamb, G C ^b   Vasconcelos, J L M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; eCG; Estrus; Progesterone; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASON; SUCKING; SUCKLING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CATTLE; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LACTATION; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; SUCKING BEHAVIOR;

BOS INDICUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 76749119381     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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