Single daily intramuscular injections of low quantities of recombinant ovine interferon-τ extends luteal life-span in Angora goats

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2966-2971

  Kiesling, D O ^a   Stewart, A N V ^a   Ealy, A D ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Angora; Corpus Luteum; Interferon; Pregnancy; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS;

INTERFERON; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TROPHOBLAST PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GOATS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTERFERON TYPE I; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034328532     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.78112966x     Document Type: Article

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