Plasma concentrations of progesterone in the preceding estrous cycle are associated with the intensity of estrus and fertility of Holstein cows

• Augusto M. L. Madureira,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9696-8478

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• Tracy A. Burnett,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2417-4016

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• Stefan Borchardt,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Clinic of Animal Reproduction, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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• Wolfgang Heuwieser,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Clinic of Animal Reproduction, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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• Christine F. Baes,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Jose L. M. Vasconcelos,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Animal Production, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil

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• Ronaldo L. A. Cerri

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ronaldo.cerri@ubc.ca

  Affiliation Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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