Response of anestrous ewes to the ram effect after follicular wave synchronization with a single dose of estradiol-17β

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-98

  Ungerfeld, Rodolfo ^a,b   Dago, Ana L ^a   Rubianes, Edgardo ^a   Forsberg, Mats ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follicular dynamics; Non breeding season; Ovulation; Ram stimulus; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING LINE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SHEEP; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TIME;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP;

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EID: 2342522639     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2004010     Document Type: Article

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