A comparison of two methods of oestrous synchronisation of hair sheep in the tropics

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 99-106

  Godfrey, R W ^a   Gray, M L ^a   Collins, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Oestrous synchronisation; Progesterone; Prostaglandins; Sheep oestrus

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HAIR; INFUSION PUMP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEASON; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; TROPIC CLIMATE; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.); WOOL;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; DRUG IMPLANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HAIR; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEASONS; SHEEP; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES; WOOL;

EID: 0031149539     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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