Influence of immunization against GnRH on reproductive cyclicity and estrous behavior in the mare

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1866-1875

  Imboden, I ^a   Janett, F ^b   Burger, D ^a   Crowe, M A ^c   Hassig M ^b   Thun, R ^b  

^a National Stud   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behavior; Estrus; GnRH; Mare; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORSES; IMMUNIZATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 33749440868     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.04.038     Document Type: Article

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