Administration of fatty acids and gonadotrophin secretion in the mature ram

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 143-159

  Boukhliq, Rachid ^a,b   Martin, Graeme B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Gonadotrophins; Insulin; Reproduction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031555371     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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