Effect of progesterone prior to GnRH-PGF2α treatment on induction of oestrus and pregnancy in anoestrous Awassi ewes

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 228-232

  Husein, Mustafa Q ^a   Kridli, R T ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; DINOPROST; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038284356     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2003.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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