Pregnancy establishment and maintenance in cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 722-733

  Atkins, J A ^a   Smith, M F ^a   Macneil, M D ^b   Jinks, E M ^a   Abreu, F M ^b   Alexander, L J ^b   Geary, T W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cow; Embryo survival; Fertilization; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; OOCYTES; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

EID: 84882568864     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5368     Document Type: Article

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