Table 6 Initial values for species in the BovCycle model

1

GnRH in the hypothalamus

0.667

[GnRH]

2

GnRH in the pituitary

0.551

[GnRH]

3

FSH in the pituitary

0.316

[FSH]

4

FSH in the blood

0.395

[FSH]

5

LH in the pituitary

1

[LH]

6

LH in the blood

0.642

[LH]

7

Follicle

1

[Follicle]

8

PGF 2_α

0.00506

[PGF 2_α]

9

Corpus luteum

0

[CL]

10

Progesterone

0.004

[P4]

11

Estradiol

0.89

[E2]

12

Inhibin

0.826

[Inhibin]

13

Enzyme

0

[Enzyme]

14

Oxytocin (non-lactating case)

0.0183

[Oxy]

−

Oxytocin (lactating case)

2.5

[Oxy]

15

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)

0.48

[IGF]

16

Intra ovarian factor (IOF)

0.35

[IOF]