Effects of diet type on establishment of pregnancy and embryo development in beef heifers

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 139-145

  Gath, V P ^a   Crowe, M A ^a,b   O'Callaghan, D ^a   Boland, M P ^a   Duffy, P ^a   Lonergan, P ^a   Mulligan, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryo development; Energy; Superovulation; Urea

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION;

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EID: 84865390748     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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