Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 51-57

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786010051

Ovarian activity and embryo yield in relation to the postpartum period in superovulated dairy cows

Luděk Stádník1, Jiří Bezdíček2, Alexander Makarevich3, Elena Kubovičová3, František Louda4, Ivana Fellnerová2, Zdeňka Hegedüšová5, Radek Holásek5

1Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Animal Husbandry, Prague, Czech Republic
2Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Ornithology, Olomouc, Czech Republic
3Research Institute for Animal Production Nitra, National Agricultural and Food Centre (NAFC), Lužianky-near-Nitra, Slovak Republic
4Research Institute for Cattle Breeding Rapotin, Ltd., Department of Feed, Nutrition, Breeding and Reproduction, Vikyrovice, Czech Republic
5Taura ET Ltd., Litomyšl, Czech Republic

Received March 15, 2016
Accepted February 17, 2017

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