Effects of mating behaviour and the ovarian follicular state of female alpacas on conception

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 86-90

  Vaughan, J L ^a   MacMillan, K L ^b   Anderson, G A ^b   D'Occhio, M J ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMA PACOS;

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 1242295641     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2003.tb11442.x     Document Type: Article

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