Evaluation of a nutritional strategy to increase ovulation rate in Merino ewes mated in late spring-early summer

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 255-261

  Nottle, M B ^b   Kleemann, D O ^a   Grosser, T I ^a   Seamark, R F ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Feeding and nutrition; Lupins; Ram effect; Sheep ovulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LEGUME; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FABACEAE; FEMALE; MALE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031190437     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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