Acta Vet. Brno 2013, 82: 375-379

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201382040375

Determination of minimum effective doses of luteinizing hormone and human chorionic gonadotropin for intrafollicular treatment to induce ovulation in dairy heifers

Jana Malá1, Jean-Francois Beckers2, Noelita Melo de Sousa2, Eva Indrová1, Miloslava Lopatářová1, Radovan Doležel1, Helena Ševelová1, Svatopluk Čech1

1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ruminant and Swine Clinic, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Liege, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Physiology of Animal Reproduction, Liege, Belgium

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