Peripheral plasma progesterone: A marker for determining cyclicity in yaks (Poephagus grunniens L.)

Zoological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1157-1162

  Sarkar, Mihir ^a   Borah, Sagarika ^a   Gogoi, Deepak ^a   Ghosh, Manoj Kumar ^a   Pourouchottamane, Ramasamy ^a   Kataktalware, Mukund ^a   Prakash, Bukkaaraya Samudram ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON YAK   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclicity; Estrus; Non breeding; Progesterone; Yak

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROGESTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALIA; BOS GRUNNIENS;

EID: 28844473205     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.22.1157     Document Type: Article

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