Application of one injection of prostaglandin F2α in the five-day Co-Synch+CIDR protocol for estrous synchronization and resynchronization of dairy heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1050-1058

  Rabaglino, M B ^a   Risco, C A ^a   Thatcher, M J ^a   Kim, I H ^b   Santos, J E P ^c   Thatcher, W W ^c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy heifer; Reproduction; Synchronization; Timed artificial insemination

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DINOPROST; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 77949291604     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2675     Document Type: Article

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