Reproductive performance of pubertal red deer (Cervus elaphus) hinds: Effects of genetic introgression of wapiti subspecies on pregnancy rates at 18 months of age

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 287-306

  Asher, G W ^a   Archer, J A ^a   Scott, I C ^a   O'Neill, K T ^a   Ward, J ^a   Littlejohn, R P ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Liveweight; Puberty failure; Red deer; Wapiti parentage

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BREEDING; DEER; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HAIR; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; BREEDING; DEER; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HAIR; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 27744471814     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.01.020     Document Type: Article

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