Effect of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone on the fertility of sows kept outdoors

Veterinary Record

Volumn 147, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 649-652

  Peters, A R ^c   Dwyer, L ^a   Canham, P A ^d   Mackinnon, J D ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Stowe Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PARITY; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SWINE;

EID: 0034597924     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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