Body weight, oestrous and ovarian activity in local Burundian ewes and goats after parturition in the dry season

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-300

  Mbayahaga, J ^a,b   Mandiki, S N M ^a   Bister, J L ^a   Paquay, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b Fac des Sci Agronom du Burundi   (Burundi)

Author keywords

Goat; Live weight; Sexual cyclicity; Sheep reproduction performance

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; RAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BURUNDI; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOAT; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NEWBORN; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; BURUNDI; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOATS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OVARY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGESTERONE; RAIN; SEASONS; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032577721     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00063-3     Document Type: Article

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