Theriogenology
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 1095-1103 , June 2008

Factors affecting the response to the specific treatment of several forms of clinical anestrus in high producing dairy cows

  • F. López-Gatius

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Production, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Departamento de Producción Animal, UdL, ETSEA, Avda. Rovira, Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain. Tel.: +34 973 70 25 00; fax: +34 973 70 28 74.
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  • A. Mirzaei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Science, Shiraz University, Iran
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  • P. Santolaria

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Production, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
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  • G. Bech-Sàbat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Production, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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  • C. Nogareda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Production, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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  • I. García-Ispierto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Reproduction, University of Liège, Belgium
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  • Ch. Hanzen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • J.L. Yániz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Production, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain

Received 17 November 2007 ,Revised 23 January 2008 ,Accepted 24 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.023

Theriogenology
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 1095-1103 , June 2008

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