Effect of monensin and progesterone priming on ram-induced reproductive performance of Boutsiko mountain breed ewes

Theriogenology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 531-540

  Peclaris, G M ^a   Koutsotolis, K ^b   Seferiadis, K ^c   Mantzios, A ^b   Nikolaou, E ^b   Kolios, G ^d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Agricultural Research Station   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ewes; IGF I; Monensin; Progesterone; Ram effect

Indexed keywords

GROWTH PROMOTOR; MONENSIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GREECE; GROWTH; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MONENSIN; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033081505     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00007-2     Document Type: Article

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