An ultrasonographic study of luteal function in breeds of sheep with different ovulation rates

Theriogenology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-130

  Bartlewski, P M ^a   Beard, A P ^b   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ewe; Luteal function; Ovulation rate; Progesterone; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033167202     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00114-4     Document Type: Article

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