Immunization of beef heifers against gonadotropin-releasing hormone prevents luteal activity and pregnancy: Effect of conjugation to different proteins and effectiveness of adjuvants

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1479-1488

  Vizcarra, J A ^a,b   Karges, S L ^a,c   Wettemann, R P ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Triple Heart Ranch   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Heifer; Immunization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; GONADORELIN; HEMOCYANIN; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN; KEYHOLE-LIMPET HEMOCYANIN; OVALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HEMOCYANIN; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; OVALBUMIN; PREGNANCY; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS; VACCINES, CONTRACEPTIVE;

EID: 84860894201     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4554     Document Type: Article

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