Immunization against Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Female Beef Calves to Avoid Pregnancy at Time of Slaughter

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Precociousness of heifers kept in mixed beef herds with young and adult bulls leads to unwanted pregnancies. Inbreeding, premature calving followed by dystocia and a high stillbirth rate are the consequences. As an alternative, such heifers are slaughtered during the resulting pregna...

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Autores principales: Schütz, Julia, Rudolph, Jürn, Steiner, Adrian, Rothenanger, Esther, Hüsler, Jürg, Hirsbrunner, Gaby
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8300343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34359199
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11072071

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8300343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34359199
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11072071

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