Progesterone Therapy during Early Pregnancy and Embryonal Survival in Primiparous Weaned Sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1922-1928

  Mao, J ^a   Foxcroft, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo Mortality; Nutrition; Pigs; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; EMBRYO; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; EMBRYO; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; SURVIVAL RATE; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0032113150     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7671922x     Document Type: Article

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