Triennial Reproduction Symposium: Influence of follicular characteristics at ovulation on early embryonic survival

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3014-3021

  Geary, T W ^a   Smith, M F ^b   MacNeil, M D ^a   Day, M L ^c   Bridges, G A ^d   Perry, G A ^e   Abreu, F M ^c   Atkins, J A ^b   Pohler, K G ^b   Jinks, E M ^b   Madsen, C A ^a  

^a USDA ARS Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryonic survival; Ovary; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882573402     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5887     Document Type: Article

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