Season affects characteristics of the pre-ovulatory LH surge and embryo viability in superovulated ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 163-174

  Mitchell, L M ^a   Dingwall, W S ^a   Mylne, M J A ^b   Hunton, J ^b   Matthews, K ^b   Gebbie, F E ^a   McCallum, G J ^a   McEvoy, T G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; Ewe; LH surge; Seasonal breeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION;

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EID: 0037121603     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00190-2     Document Type: Article

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