A dietary supplement of calcium soaps of fatty acids enhances luteal function in sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 385-393

  Kuran, M ^a   Onal, A G ^a   Robinson, J J ^a   Mackie, K ^a   Speake, B K ^a   McEvoy, T G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Dietary lipids; Progesterone; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844457220     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050955     Document Type: Article

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