Ewe Fertility in the STAR Accelerated Lambing System

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1511-1522

  Lewis, R M ^a,c   Notter, D R ^a   Hogue, D E ^b   Magee, B H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerated Lambing; Dorset; Fertility; Prolificacy; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SHEEP; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030184833     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7471511x     Document Type: Article

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