Oestrus, ovulation and peri-ovulatory hormone profiles in tethered and loose-housed sows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 133-148

  Soede, Nicoline M ^a   Helmond, Frans A ^a   Schouten, Willem G P ^a   Kemp, Bas ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Oestrus; Reproduction; Sows; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STEREOTYPY; STRESS; SWINE; TIME;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGAN SIZE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STRESS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031105027     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01609-0     Document Type: Article

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