Effect of reducing the period of follicle dominance in a timed artificial insemination protocol on reproduction of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2976-2988

  Santos, J E P ^a   Narciso, C D ^a   Rivera, F ^a   Thatcher, W W ^a   Chebel, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum regression; Dairy cow; Follicle dominance; Timed artificial insemination

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 77953908835     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2870     Document Type: Article

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