Improving the reproductive efficiency, pregnancy diagnosis and monitoring the resumption of luteal activity in indigenous Damascus goats

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-40

  Al Merestani, M R ^a   Zarkawi, M ^b   Wardeh, M F ^c  

^a DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c Arab Ctr Studs Arid Zones Dry L   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUGESTONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GOAT; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEOLYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; RANDOMIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLUROGESTONE ACETATE; GOATS; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LUTEOLYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0037311794     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2003.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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