Physiological limits to further improvement in the efficiency of oestrous synchronization in goats

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 551-556

  Freitas, V J F ^a,c   Baril, G ^a   Martin, G B ^b   Saumande, J ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Faculdade de Veterinaria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Progestagens

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOPROSTENOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FLUGESTONE ACETATE; GESTAGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GOAT; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GOATS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 0031452122     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R97002     Document Type: Article

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