hCG treatment on day of mating improves embryo viability and fertility in ewe lambs

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 81-89

  Khan, T H ^a   Hastie, P M ^a   Beck, N F G ^a   Khalid, M ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility; hCG; Sheep reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; EMBRYO; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; TWINS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; OVULATION; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037457268     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00194-X     Document Type: Article

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