Effect of pre- and postmating nutritional manipulation on plasma progesterone, blastocyst development, and the oviductal environment during early pregnancy in gilts

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 772-783

  Novak, S ^a,b   Almeida, F R C L ^a   Cosgrove, J R ^a   Dixon, W T ^a   Foxcroft, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b 4 10 AgFor Center ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryos; Gilts; Nutrition; Oviducts; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD; BREEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; ENERGY INTAKE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE;

EID: 0037931876     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.813772x     Document Type: Article

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