Influences of parity and level of feed intake on reproductive response to insulin administration after weaning in sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1038-1043

  Whitley, N C ^a,b   Thomas, M ^a,c   Ramirez, J L ^a,d   Moore, A B ^a   Cox, N M ^a,e  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^c National Institute for Animal Agriculture   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryos; Insulin; Ovulation rate; Sow

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

INSULIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; SWINE; WEANING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; ENERGY INTAKE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSULIN; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 0036546620     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8041038x     Document Type: Article

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