Nutritional influences on the hormonal control of reproduction in female pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-16

  Prunier, A ^a   Quesnel, H ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophin; Metabolic Status; Ovarian follicle; Pig; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034008559     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00113-X     Document Type: Review

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