Impact of circulating concentrations of progesterone and antral age of the ovulatory follicle on fertility of high-producing lactating dairy cows

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 267-271

  Pursley, J Richard ^a   Martins, João Paulo N ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accessory corpus luteum; gonadotropin releasing hormone; infertility; ovary; Ovsynch; prostaglandin F 2

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

CONCEPTION; CORPUS LUTEUM; DAIRY CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL AGING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LACTATION; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 83155190014     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD11917     Document Type: Review

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