Simplified superovulatory treatments in Corriedale ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 104, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 227-237

  Simonetti, L ^a   Forcada, F ^b   Rivera, O E ^a   Carou, N ^a   Alberio, R H ^c   Abecia, J A ^b   Palacin, I ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Embryo; Hormones; Sheep; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 38749127947     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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