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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
67
Citations
15883
World Ranking
208
National Ranking
67

Best Publications

  • Reproductive loss in high-producing dairy cattle: where will it end?

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  • Relationship between follicle size at insemination and pregnancy success.

    George A. Perry;Michael F. Smith;Matthew C. Lucy;Jonathan A. Green

  • Factors that affect ovarian follicular dynamics in cattle.

    M C Lucy;J D Savio;L Badinga;R L De La Sota

  • Invited review : New Perspectives on the Roles of Nutrition and Metabolic Priorities in the Subfertility of High-Producing Dairy Cows

    L.M. Chagas;J.J. Bass;Dominique Blache;C.R. Burke

  • Effects of controlled heat stress on ovarian function of dairy cattle. 1. Lactating cows.

    S.J. Wilson;R.S. Marion;J.N. Spain;D.E. Spiers

  • Energy balance and size and number of ovarian follicles detected by ultrasonography in early postpartum dairy cows.

    M.C. Lucy;C.R. Staples;F.M. Michel;W.W. Thatcher

  • Regulation of ovarian follicular growth by somatotropin and insulin-like growth factors in cattle.

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  • Variants of somatotropin in cattle: gene frequencies in major dairy breeds and associated milk production☆

    M.C. Lucy;S.D. Hauser;P.J. Eppard;G.G. Krivi

  • Efficacy of an intravaginal progesterone insert and an injection of PGF2alpha for synchronizing estrus and shortening the interval to pregnancy in postpartum beef cows, peripubertal beef heifers, and dairy heifers.

    M C Lucy;H J Billings;W R Butler;L R Ehnis

  • Regulation of Interferon-Stimulated Genes in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes in Pregnant and Bred, Nonpregnant Dairy Cows

    C.A. Gifford;K. Racicot;D.S. Clark;K.J. Austin

  • Follicular function in lactating dairy cows treated with sustained-release bovine somatotropin.

    Crystal J. Kirby;Michael F. Smith;Duane H. Keisler;Matthew C. Lucy

  • Influence of diet composition, dry-matter intake, milk production and energy balance on time of post-partum ovulation and fertility in dairy cows

    M. C. Lucy;C. R. Staples;W. W. Thatcher;Peter S. Erickson

  • Invited review: Recommendations for reporting intervention studies on reproductive performance in dairy cattle: Improving design, analysis, and interpretation of research on reproduction

    Ian J. Lean;Matthew C. Lucy;John P. McNamara;Barry J. Bradford

  • Measurement of interferon-tau (IFN-τ) stimulated gene expression in blood leukocytes for pregnancy diagnosis within 18–20 d after insemination in dairy cattle

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  • Somatotropic axis components and nutrient partitioning in genetically diverse dairy cows managed under different feed allowances in a pasture system.

    M.C. Lucy;G.A. Verkerk;B.E. Whyte;K.A. Macdonald

  • Effect of Feeding Calcium Soaps to Early Postpartum Dairy Cows on Plasma Prostaglandin F2α, Luteinizing Hormone, and Follicular Growth

    M.C. Lucy;C.R. Staples;F.M. Michel;W.W. Thatcher

  • Effects of Controlled Heat Stress on Ovarian Function of Dairy Cattle. 2. Heifers

    S.J. Wilson;C.J. Kirby;A.T. Koenigsfeld;D.H. Keisler

  • The use of hormonal treatments to improve the reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows in feedlot or pasture-based management systems

    M.C Lucy;S McDougall;D.P Nation

  • Effects of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (Sometribove) on Ovarian Function in Lactating and Nonlactating Dairy Cows

    R.L. De La Sota;M.C. Lucy;C.R. Staples;W.W. Thatcher

  • The effect of a GnRH analogue on the dynamics of follicular development and synchronization of estrus in lactating cyclic dairy cows.

    D. Wolfenson;W.W. Thatcher;J.D. Savio;L. Badinga

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Lamberson
William R. Lamberson University of Missouri
Duane H. Keisler
Duane H. Keisler University of Missouri
D. J. Patterson
D. J. Patterson University of Missouri
J.N. Spain
J.N. Spain University of Missouri
Mark R. Ellersieck
Mark R. Ellersieck University of Missouri
Pedro Melendez
Pedro Melendez University of Georgia
Ky G. Pohler
Ky G. Pohler Texas A&M University
K.L. Macmillan
K.L. Macmillan University of Melbourne
Jeffrey S. Stevenson
Jeffrey S. Stevenson Kansas State University
G. C. Lamb
G. C. Lamb University of Florida

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