Ovarian function in ewes during the transition from breeding season to anoestrus

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 51-66

  Bartlewski, Pawel M ^a   Beard, Andrew P ^b   Rawlings, Norman C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anoestrus; Breeding season; Ewe; Ovary; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033621267     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(99)00059-7     Document Type: Article

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