Feeding level does not affect progesterone levels in intermittently suckled sows with lactational ovulation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 379-384

  Gerritsen, R ^a   Soede, N M ^a   Laurenssen, B F A ^a   Langendijk, P ^a   Dieleman, S J ^b   Hazeleger, W ^a   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feeding level; Intermittent suckling; Lactational ovulation; Progesterone; Sow

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORPUS LUTEUM; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36549089578     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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