Relationships among early postpartum luteal activity, parity, and insemination outcomes based on in-line milk progesterone profiles in Canadian Holstein cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2017, Pages 32-41

  Bruinjé, Tony C ^a   Colazo, Marcos G ^b   Gobikrushanth, Mohanathas ^a   Ambrose, Divakar J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anestrus; Dairy; Estrous cycle; Fertility; Luteal phase; Ovarian activity

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PUERPERIUM; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MILK; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 85020277778     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.05.021     Document Type: Article

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