Influence of hormone supplementation to extended semen on artificial insemination, uterine contractions, establishment of a sperm reservoir, and fertility in swine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 821-829

  Willenburg, K L ^a   Miller, G M ^a   Rodriguez Zas, S L ^a   Knox, R V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b 360 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial Insemination; Contraction; Oxytocin; Pigs; Prostaglandins; Semen

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ESTROGEN; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SWINE; TIME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; DINOPROST; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0043130280     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.814821x     Document Type: Article

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