EFFECT OF BODY CONDITION SCORE ON ESTRUS AND OVARIAN FUNCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SYNCHRONIZED BEEF-MASTER COWS

EFFECT OF BODY CONDITION SCORE ON ESTRUS AND OVARIAN FUNCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SYNCHRONIZED BEEF-MASTER COWS

The effect of body condition score (BCS) on estrus characteristics and ovarian function was evaluated in 44 synchronized Beef-Master cows. Weaned adult cows in anestrous were grouped according to their BCS as BCS1-2 (n = 13), BCS3-4 (n = 17) and BCS5-6 (n = 14). All cows were synchronized using norg...

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Main Authors: José C. Segura, Fernando Centurion-Castro, Juan Orihuela Porcayo, Ricardo J Aké-López, Juan G. Magaña-Monforte, Ruben Cornelio Montes-Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2013-08-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Body condition
Beef Master
estrus
follicular development
ovulation
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/1678

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