Effects of Sexually Activated Rams or Ewes on Pulsatile LH Secretion in Anoestrous Sheep

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 297-302

  Yildiz, S ^a,b   Uzun, M ^a   Cenesiz, M ^a   Ucar, O ^b   Kaya, M ^a   Onder, F ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Oestradiol; Progestin; Sexual interactions; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE PLUS NORETHISTERONE ENANTATE; GESTAGEN; LONG ACTING DRUG; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PULSE RATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; VARIANCE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0344256703     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200271030297     Document Type: Article

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