Response to kisspeptin and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist administration in Holstein-Friesian dairy heifers with positive or negative genetic merit for fertility traits

ABSTRACT: Previous research has identified that Holstein-Friesian dairy heifers with positive (POS) genetic merit for fertility traits (FertBV) reach puberty earlier than heifers with negative (NEG) FertBV. The hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is functional in heifers before the onset of pu...

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Published in:	Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors:	H.E. Flay, C.B. Reed, B. Kuhn-Sherlock, C.V.C. Phyn, C.R. Burke, S. Meier, I.J. Clarke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-04-01
Subjects:	luteinizing hormone puberty hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222000790