Influencing factors on the level of the ovulation rate in sheep during the main breeding season - An ultrasonographic study;Einflussfaktoren auf die höhe der ovulationsraten beim schaf innerhalb der hauptzuchtsaison - Eine ultrasonographische studie

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 445-450

  Kaulfuss K H ^a   Giucci, E ^a   May, J ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Body weight; Breeding season; Ovulation rate; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS BREEDING; DOMESTICATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE FERTILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; AGE; ANIMAL; BREEDING; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CORPUS LUTEUM; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; OVULATION; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EID: 1542673081     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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