Assessment of progesterone profiles and postpartum onset of luteal activity in spring calving Hereford beef suckler cattle.docVIP

Martin et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2010, 52:42 /content/52/1/42 RESEARCH Open Access Assessment of progesterone profiles and Research postpartum onset of luteal activity in spring calving Hereford beef suckler cattle Adam D Martin*1, Marit L Lystad2, Olav Reksen1, Erik Ropstad1, Andres Waldmann3, Ola Nafstad2 and Knut Karlberg1 Abstract Background: Reproduction is the single greatest factor limiting beef cattle production. Previous research on beef suckler luteal activity has largely focused on the mechanisms, and duration, of postpartum anoestrus. However, the temporal pattern o