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Milk progesterone on day 5 following insemination in the dairy cow: associated metabolic variables and reproductive consequences

  • 2018
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 48
L. Y. Yan, R. S. Robinson, Z. D. Shi & G. E. Mann Page: 361 - 368

Despite the importance of progesterone on the fertility of lactating dairy cows, the factors that affect post ovulatory progesterone concentration are still unclear. Thus, the aim of the present study was to identify factors associated with the post ovulatory progesterone…

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The roles of the insulin-like growth factor system and leptin as possible mediators of the effects of nutritional restriction on

  • 2000
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 30
G. Luna-Pinto and P.B. Cronje Page: 155 - 163

The aim of this experiment was to determine to what extent changes in the blood concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs), leptin and glucose are associated with compensatory growth and age at puberty in Friesian heifers.…

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