Induction of synchronized oestrus in akkaraman cross-bred ewes during breeding and anestrus seasons: The use of short-term and long-term progesterone treatments

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 257-260

  Ataman, M B ^a   Akoz M ^a   Akman, O ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anestrus; Estrus synchronization; Ewes; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745633054     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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