Triennial Reproduction Symposium: Deficiencies in the uterine environment and failure to support embryonic development

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3002-3013

  Bridges, G A ^a   Day, M L ^b   Geary, T W ^c   Cruppe, L H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryonic loss; Estradiol; Progesterone; Uterus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879401187     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-5882     Document Type: Article

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