Effect of injectable copper, selenium, zinc and manganese on the pregnancy rate of crossbred heifers (Bos indicus×Bos taurus) synchronized for timed embryo transfer

Livestock Science

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 59-62

  Sales, J N S ^a   Pereira, R V V ^b   Bicalho, R C ^b   Baruselli, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryo transfer; Estrus synchronization; Trace mineral

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 80655144382     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.06.014     Document Type: Article

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