Developmental programming of reproduction and fertility: What is the evidence?

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1128-1134

  Gardner, D S ^a   Lea, R G ^a   Sinclair, K D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farm animals; Fertility; Nutrition; Programming; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 46749118854     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108002607     Document Type: Conference Paper

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