Oestrous cycles in Bos taurus cattle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 163-169

  Forde, N ^a   Beltman, M E ^a   Lonergan, P ^a   Diskin, M ^b   Roche, J F ^a   Crowe, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dominant follicle; Oestrous cycle; Ovarain follicles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 79955594317     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.08.025     Document Type: Article

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