Intrauterine Infusion of PGF2αat Insemination Enhances Reproductive Performance of Sows During the Low Fertility Season

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-261

  Pena F J ^b   Dominguez J C ^a   Pelaez J ^a   Alegre, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pig; summer infertility; farrowing rate; litter size; PGF2 .

Indexed keywords

GLASTADIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SHORT SURVEY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034075448     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.1999.0428     Document Type: Article

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