Comparison of long-term progestin-based protocols to synchronize estrus before fixed-time artificial insemination in beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1358-1365

  Mallory, D A ^a   Nash, J M ^a   Ellersieck, M R ^b   Smith, M F ^a   Patterson, D J ^a,b  

^a Animal Science Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef heifer; Controlled internal drug release insert; Estrus synchronization; Fixed time artificial insemination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 80051851568     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3694     Document Type: Article

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