Factors influencing ovarian activity and sexual behavior of postpartum mares under farm conditions

Theriogenology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1109-1119

  Nagy, P ^a   Huszenicza, Gy ^a   Juhasz J ^a   Kulcsar M ^a   Solti, L ^a   Reiczigel, J ^a   Abavary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Body condition; Mare; Ovarian activity; Parity; Postpartum; Season

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORSES; OVARY; OVULATION; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0032212957     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00212-X     Document Type: Article

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