Developmental programming in sheep: Administration of testosterone during 60-90 days of pregnancy reduces breeding success and pregnancy outcome

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 459-467

  Steckler, T L ^a,b   Roberts, E K ^b   Doop, D D ^a   Lee, T M ^b   Padmanabhan, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Fertility; Mating preference; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BREEDING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MICROPUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845878780     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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