Hormonal profiles and embryo survival of sows subjected to induced stress during days 13 and 14 of pregnancy

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 295-312

  Razdan, P ^b   Tummaruk, P ^a   Kindahl, H ^b   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^b   Hulten F ^b   Einarsson, S ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Free fatty acids; Insulin; Maternal recognition of pregnancy; PGF 2 ; Progesterone; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE; FATTY ACID; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STRESS; SWINE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DINOPROST; EMBRYO; ESTRONE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONES; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; STRESS; SWINE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1542291173     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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