Dietary protein intake during the oestrous cycle does not alter the ovulation rate in gilts

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 589-597

  Mejia Guadarrama, César A ^a   Prunier, Armelle ^a   Quesnel, Hélène ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Insulin like growth factor I; Pig

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SOMATOMEDIN C; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SWINE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LEPTIN; OVULATION; SOMATOMEDINS; SWINE; UREA;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 5044232261     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD03100     Document Type: Article

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