Effects of presynchronization and length of proestrus on fertility of grazing dairy cows subjected to a 5-day timed artificial insemination protocol

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2513-2522

  Ribeiro, E S ^a   Monteiro, A P A ^a   Lima, F S ^a   Ayres, H ^a   Bisinotto, R S ^a   Favoreto, M ^a   Greco, L F ^a   Marsola, R S ^a   Thatcher, W W ^a   Santos, J E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 day timed artificial insemination; Grazing dairy cow; Presynchronization; Proestrus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROESTRUS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; PROESTRUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860232103     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4921     Document Type: Article

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