Ovarian activity in beef and dairy cows with prolonged postpartum period and heifers that fail to conceive

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 607-615

  Yimer, N ^a   Rosnina, Y ^a   Wahid, H ^a   Saharee, A A ^a   Yap, K C ^a   Ganesamurthi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Conception failure; Cows; Heifers; Ovarian cycle; Progesterone; Prolonged postpartum period

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; OVARY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 77952876854     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9464-y     Document Type: Article

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