Color Doppler flow imaging for the early detection of nonpregnant cattle at 20 days after timed artificial insemination

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 6461-6472

  Siqueira, L G B ^a   Areas, V S ^b   Ghetti, A M ^c   Fonseca, J F ^a   Palhao, M P ^d   Fernandes, C A C ^d   Viana, J H M ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Corpus luteum; Luteolysis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

CLOPROSTENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 3-BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL-17 BETA-BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD FLOW; BOVINAE; BREEDING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LACTATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TEST; PROCEDURES; VALIDATION STUDY; VASCULARIZATION; VETERINARY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLOPROSTENOL; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 84884355224     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6814     Document Type: Article

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