Acta Vet. Brno 2018, 87: 197-204

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201887030197

Probability of pregnancy and risk factors of the Ovsynch program and its modification in dairy cows – a review

Jędrzej M. Jaśkowski1, Jarosław Sobolewski1, Magdalena Herudzińska1, Marcelina Nalaskowska1, Bartłomiej M. Jaśkowski2, Jakub Kulus1, Klaus-Peter Brüssow1

1Nicolaus University in Toruń, Centre for Veterinary Sciences, Toruń, Poland
2Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Wrocław, Poland

Received April 13, 2018
Accepted August 13, 2018

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