Reproduction results and offspring performance after non-surgical embryo transfer in pigs

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 522-531

  Ducro Steverink, D W B ^a   Peters, C G W ^a   Maters, C C ^a   Hazeleger, W ^b   Merks, J W M ^a  

^a Institute for Pig Genetics BV   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Embryo; Embryo transfer; Farrowing rate; Gilt performance; Litter size

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DONOR; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 3042809995     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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