Hormone profiles and nest-building behavior during the periparturient period in rabbit does

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 125-135

  Negatu, Zeleke ^a   McNitt, James I ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nest building; Progesterone; Prolactin; Rabbit; Endorphin; Estradiol

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BROMOCRIPTINE; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BROMOCRIPTINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LITTER SIZE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RABBITS;

BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037099603     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00070-2     Document Type: Article

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