Embryonic and calving losses in bovine mixed-breed twins induced by transfer of in vitro-produced embryos to bred recipients

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 209-221

  Sakaguchi, M ^a,c   Geshi, M ^a   Hamano, S ^b   Yonai, M ^a   Nagai, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

^b Livestock Improvement Association of Japan   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cattle pregnancy; Embryonic loss; In vitro culture; Stillbirth; Twinning

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWINS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TWINS;

EID: 0037101802     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00090-8     Document Type: Article

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