Early embryo survival and development in sows with lactational ovulation

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-65

  Gerritsen, R ^a   Soede, N M ^a   Langendijk, P ^a   Taverne, M A M ^b   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; SUCKLING; SWINE; TIME; UTERUS; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS; WEANING;

EID: 38149059915     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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