Time of ovulation and reproductive performance over three parities after treatment of primiparous sows with PG600

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2017-2023

  Vargas, Anamaria J ^a   Bernardi, Mari L ^a   Wentz, Ivo ^a   Neto, Guilherme Borchardt ^b   Bortolozzo, Fernando P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DE CRUZ ALTA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophins; PG600; Pigs; Primiparous sows; Second litter syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROSTAGLANDIN 600; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EQUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33749264091     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.04.045     Document Type: Article

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