Characteristics of temporal patterns of cortisol and luteinizing hormone in primiparous, postpartum, anovular, suckled, beef cows exposed acutely to bulls

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The physiological mechanism by which bulls stimulate resumption of ovarian cycling activity in postpartum, anovular, suckled cows after calving may involve the concurrent activation of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal-ovarian (HPO) axis...

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Main Authors: Tauck Shaun A, Olsen Jesse R, Wilkinson Jarrod RC, Wedlake Riley J, Davis Kathleen C, Berardinelli James G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/8/1/89