Pregnancy rates and gravid uterine parameters in single, twin and triplet pregnancies in naturally bred ewes and ewes after transfer of in vitro produced embryos

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 268-283

  Grazul Bilska, Anna T ^a   Pant, Disha ^a   Luther, Justin S ^a   Borowicz, Pawel P ^a   Navanukraw, Chainarong ^a   Caton, Joel S ^a   Ward, Marcy A ^a   Redmer, Dale A ^a   Reynolds, Lawrence P ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Epidermal growth factor; Ewe; Gravid uterus; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS WEIGHT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP; TWINS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL WEIGHT; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SHEEP; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

OVIS;

EID: 33645651618     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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