Fertility and ovum fertilization rate after laparoscopic or transcervical intrauterine artificial insemination of oxytocin-treated ewes

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 267-275

  Sayre, B L ^a   Lewis, G S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Cervix; Ovum fertilization; Oxytocin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; OXYTOCIN; SHEEP; SPERM TRANSPORT;

GESTAGEN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE ACTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 0031570804     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)84074-5     Document Type: Article

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