Influence of previous photoperiodic exposure on the reproductive response to a specific photoperiod signal in ewes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 916-920

  Sweeney, T ^a   Donovan, A ^a,b   Karsch, F J ^c   Roche, J F ^a   O'Callaghan, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREEDING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LIGHT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EID: 0030897194     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.4.916     Document Type: Article

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