A comparative study of induction of estrus and ovulation by three different intravaginal devices in ewes during the non-breeding season

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-69

  Iida, Kenji ^a   Kobayashi, Nao ^a   Kohno, Hirohide ^b   Miyamoto, Akio ^a   Fukui, Yutaka ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Induction of estrus; Intravaginal device; Non breeding season; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; AGENTS USED INTRAVAGINALLY; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAVAGINAL DEVICE; LAPAROSCOPY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SHEEP; ANIMAL; BLOOD; ESTRUS; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 4644254422     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.50.63     Document Type: Article

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