Synchronization of estrus and ovulation in sows not conceiving in a scheduled fixed-time insemination program

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 84-93

  Kauffold, Johannes ^a   Beckjunker, Jochen ^a   Kanora, Alain ^b   Zaremba, Wolfgang ^c  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Germany)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^c Veyx Pharma GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altrenogest; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropins; Pregnancy diagnosis negative sows; Synchronization of estrus and ovulation

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; TRENBOLONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TRENBOLONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750743804     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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