Theriogenology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1115-1124 , 15 April 2004

Fertility following fixed-time AI in CIDR-treated beef heifers given GnRH or estradiol cypionate and fed diets supplemented with flax seed or sunflower seed

  • M.G Colazo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, SK, Canada S7N 5B4
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  • J.P Kastelic

      Affiliations

    • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1J 4B1
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  • M.F Martı́nez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, SK, Canada S7N 5B4
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  • P.R Whittaker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, SK, Canada S7N 5B4
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  • R Wilde

      Affiliations

    • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Centre, Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1J 4B1
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  • J.D Ambrose

      Affiliations

    • Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6H 4P2
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  • R Corbett

      Affiliations

    • Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6H 4P2
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  • R.J Mapletoft

      Affiliations

    • Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, SK, Canada S7N 5B4
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-306-966-7149; fax: +1-306-966-7159.

Received 13 November 2002 ,Accepted 20 June 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.06.005

Theriogenology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1115-1124 , 15 April 2004

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