The effects of post-weaning progestagen treatment (Regumate) of early-weaned primiparous sows on subsequent reproductive performance

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-79

  Koutsotheodoros, F ^a   Hughes, P E ^a   Parr, R A ^a   Dunshea, F R ^a   Fry, R C ^a   Tilton, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo survival; Oestrus; Ovulation rate; Pig endocrinology; Regumate; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; TRENBOLONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; OVULATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SUCKLING; SWINE; UTERUS; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; OVULATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TRENBOLONE; UTERUS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032581189     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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