Decreased follicular size during late lactation caused by treatment with charcoal-treated follicular fluid delays onset of estrus and ovulation after weaning in sows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2110-2117

  Bracken, C J ^a,b   Radcliff, R P ^a,c   McCormack, B L ^a,d   Keisler, D H ^a   Lucy, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^d SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle; Sow; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; CHARCOAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 33748423436     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-012     Document Type: Article

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