Altered secretion of LH does not explain seasonal effects on early pregnancy in gilts

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 215-224

  Peltoniemi, O A T ^a,c   Love, R J ^a   Klupiec, C ^a   Revell, D K ^b   Evans, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Feeding; LH secretion; Seasonal infertility; Sow

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOYBEAN OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SECRETION; SWINE; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SOYBEAN OIL; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031555378     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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