Estrus synchronization and artificial insemination of hair sheep ewes in the tropics

Theriogenology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 985-997

  Godfrey, R W ^a,c   Collins, J R ^a   Hensley, E L ^a   Wheaton, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c RR 2 Box 10000 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Estrus synchronization; LH; PGF2 ; Progesterone; Sheep

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA TROMETAMOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SPONGE; TROPIC CLIMATE; TROPICS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; DINOPROST; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033118344     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00044-8     Document Type: Article

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