Evaluation of numbers of microscopic and macroscopic follicles in cattle selected for twinning

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1564-1567

  Cushman, R A ^a,c   Hedgpeth, V S ^a   Echternkamp, S E ^b   Britt, J H ^a,d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Follicle; Folliculogenesis; Twinning

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TWINS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TWINS;

EID: 0034203638     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7861564x     Document Type: Article

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