Nonsurgical Embryo Collection in Goats Treated with Prostaglandin F2α and Oxytocin

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 360-363

  Pereira, R J T A ^a   Sohnrey, B ^a   Holtz, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embryos; Goats; Oxytocin; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GOAT; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; DINOPROST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GOATS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031990613     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.762360x     Document Type: Article

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