Evaluation of melengestrol acetate and equine chorionic gonadotropin for out-of-season breeding in sheep on Prince Edward Island

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 211-214

  Keefe, Gregory P ^a   Wichtel, Jeffery J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034070304     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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