Effects of LH administration at the end of an FSH superovulatory regimen on ovulation rate and embryo production in three breeds of sheep

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1065-1073

  Picazo, R A ^a   Cocero, M J ^a   Barragan M L ^a   Lopez Sebastian A ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Follicle growth; FSH LH ratio; Ovulation rate; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0000917970     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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