Use of progestagen-gonadotrophin treatments in estrus synchronization of sheepxs

Theriogenology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1261-1272

  Boscos, C M ^a   Samartzi, F C ^b   Dellis, S ^a   Rogge, A ^c   Stefanakis, A ^c   Krambovitis, E ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MALE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EID: 0037107667     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01040-3     Document Type: Article

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