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metestrus [med′es·trəs] (physiology) The beginning of the luteal phase following estrus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These animals displayed vaginal smears resembling atypical sustained metestrus as described for THF-diols (Markaverich et al. However, researchers noted the odds for pregnancy were higher for cows in metestrus (3 to 4 days after estrus when estrogen levels decline and the corpus luteum starts to develop) when on the Heatsynch protocol. Second estrus was defined as the day on which a smear indicating estrus fell within a run of smears clearly showing the correct cyclic sequence of proestrus, estrus, metestrus, and diestrus. |
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