Reproductive performance of grazing dairy cows following presynchronization and resynchronization protocols

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4984-4996

  Ribeiro, E S ^a   Cerri, R L A ^a   Bisinotto, R S ^a   Lima, F S ^a   Silvestre, F T ^a   Greco, L F ^a   Thatcher, W W ^a   Santos, J E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Grazing cow; Presynchronization; Resynchronization

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CATTLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 80053245111     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4225     Document Type: Article

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