Increased fertility in lactating dairy cows resynchronized with Double-Ovsynch compared with Ovsynch initiated 32 d after timed artificial insemination

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 639-653

  Giordano, J O ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a   Guenther, J N ^a   Pawlisch, R ^b   Bas, S ^a   Cunha, A P ^a   Fricke, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Brodhead Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Double Ovsynch; Fertility; Resynchronization

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84856183664     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4418     Document Type: Article

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