Reproductive cycles in Bos indicus cattle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 244-250

  Sartori, R ^a   Barros, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Estrus; Follicle; Hormone; Nutrition; Zebu

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 79955621925     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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