Effect of β-carotene administration on reproductive function of horse and pony mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 893-906

  Peltier, M M ^a   Peltier, M R ^a   Sharp, D C ^a   Ott, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Follicle; Horses; Progesterone; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; ESTRADIOL; RETINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PROESTRUS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SUMMER;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031572484     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00318-X     Document Type: Article

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