Induction of sexual activity in female camels during the nonbreeding season

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 591-600

  Agarwal, S P ^a   Rai, A K ^a   Khanna, N D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON CAMEL   (India)

Author keywords

Camel; Estrogen; Estrus induction; Off season breeding; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; INDIA; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031567831     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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