Effects of feeding level during lactation on FSH and LH secretion patterns, and follicular development in primiparous sows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-238

  Kauffold, J ^a   Gottschalk, J ^a   Schneider, F ^b   Beynon, N ^c   Wahner M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^c Veyx Pharma UK   (United Kingdom)

^d ANHALT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LACTATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 40449135672     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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