Early disruption of pregnancy as a manifestation of seasonal infertility in pigs

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 75-86

  Tast, A ^a   Peltoniemi, O A T ^a   Virolainen, J V ^a   Love, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pig; Pregnancy failure; Progesterone; Seasonal infertility

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS DEATH; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEASON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HYDROCORTISONE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037110554     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00167-7     Document Type: Article

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