Effects of season, GnRH administration and lupin supplementation on the ovarian and endocrine responses of merino ewes treated with pmsg and FSH-P to induce superovulation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 699-707

  Jabbour, H N ^a,c   Ryan, J P ^b,d   Evans, G ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Animal Breeding and Research Institute ^*  (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Department of Agriculture ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANROT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRAIN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; SEASON; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FEED; CEREALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026333322     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD9910699     Document Type: Article

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