Ovarian responses, hormonal profiles and embryo yields in anoestrous ewes superovulated with Folltropin®-V after pretreatment with medroxyprogesterone acetate-releasing vaginal sponges and a single dose of oestradiol-17β

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-307

  Bartlewski, P M ^a   Alexander, B D ^a,b   Rawlings, N C ^c   Barrett, D M W ^c   King, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION;

BOS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 43249114357     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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