Effect of feeding level on progesterone concentration in early pregnant multiparous sows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 117-126

  Virolainen, J V ^a   Peltoniemi, O A T ^a   Munsterhjelm, C ^a   Tast, A ^a   Einarsson, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy; Feeding; LH; Progesterone; Sows

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; EMBRYO; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROESTRUS; SWINE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIET; EMBRYO; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE; SWINE;

EID: 27644564448     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.01.012     Document Type: Article

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