Out-of-season breeding of milk goats - The effect of light treatment, melatonin and breed

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 228-231

  du Preez, E R ^a   Donkin, E F ^a   Boyazoglu, P A ^a   Rautenbach, G H ^a   Barry, D M ^a   Schoeman, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fertility; Light treatment; Melatonin; Milk goats; Out of season breeding

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELOVINE;

ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; BREEDING; BREEDING SUCCESS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DRUG IMPLANTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOAT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RANDOMIZATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEASON;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GOATS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS;

EID: 0035545348     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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