Computer assisted image analyses of corpora lutea in relation to peripheral concentrations of progesterone: A comparison between breeds of sheep with different ovulation rates

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 165-175

  Davies, K L ^a   Bartlewski, P M ^b   Pierson, R A ^c   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Image analysis; Prolificacy; Sheep; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING; OVULATION; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33748628243     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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