Effects of flunixin meglumine on pregnancy establishment in beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 943-949

  Geary, T W ^a   Ansotegui, R P ^b   MacNeil, M D ^a   Roberts, A J ^a   Waterman, R C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Flunixin meglumine; Pregnancy establishment

Indexed keywords

CLONIXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLONIXIN; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROSTAGLANDIN ANTAGONISTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77649099143     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2087     Document Type: Article

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