Follicle selection in sheep with breed differences in ovulation rate

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 89-95

  Baird, David T ^a   Campbell, Bruce K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Booroola (Fec(B)) gene; Ovulation rate; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SHEEP;

EID: 0032566936     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00174-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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