Circulating bovine pregnancy associated glycoproteins are associated with late embryonic/fetal survival but not ovulatory follicle size in suckled beef cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4158-4167

  Pohler, K G ^a   Geary, T W ^b   Johnson, C L ^a   Atkins, J A ^a   Jinks, E M ^a   Busch, D C ^a   Green, J A ^a   MacNeil, M D ^b   Smith, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cow placenta; Embryo survival; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 17 BETA CYPIONATE; ESTRADIOL 17 BETA-CYPIONATE; GONADORELIN; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC BETA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HALF LIFE TIME; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HALF-LIFE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC BETA 1-GLYCOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 85047689131     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6348     Document Type: Article

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