Influence of GnRH administration on timing of the LH surge and ovulation in dwarf goats

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 397-406

  Pierson, Janice T ^a   Baldassarre, Hernan ^b   Keefer, Carol L ^b   Downey, Bruce R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Nexia Biotechnologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dwarf goats; Estrus synchronization; GnRH; LH surge; Ovulation; Season

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 0037784240     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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