Overview of the response of anoestrous ewes of the ram effect

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 479-490

  Ungerfeld, R ^a   Forsberg, M ^b   Rubianes, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biostimulation; Pheromones; Seasonal anoestrus; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FLUGESTONE ACETATE; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BREEDING; DRUG HALF LIFE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PREPUBERTY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SHEEP; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3242792381     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD04039     Document Type: Review

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