Antral follicle growth and endocrine changes in prepubertal cattle, sheep and goats

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 259-270

  Rawlings, N C ^a   Evans, A C O ^b   Honaramooz, A ^c   Bartlewski, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Goat; Ovarian follicles; Puberty; Reproductive tract; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0041783459     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(03)00094-0     Document Type: Article

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