Concentrations of gonadotropins, estradiol and progesterone in sows selected on an index of ovulation rate and embryo survival

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-43

  Mariscal, D V ^a   Bergfeld, E G M ^a   Cupp, A S ^a   Kojima, F N ^c   Fike, K E ^a   Sanchez T ^a   Wehrman, M E ^a   Johnson, R K ^a   Kittok, R J ^a   Ford, J J ^b   Kinder, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Estradiol; Estrous cycle; FSH; LH; Ovary; Ovulation; Pig

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EMBRYO; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; LITTER SIZE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032445432     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00141-9     Document Type: Article

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