Melatonin-improved reproductive performance in sheep bred out of season

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 124-133

  deNicolo, G ^a   Morris, S T ^a   Kenyon, P R ^a   Morel, P C H ^a   Parkinson, T J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Litter size; Melatonin; Out of season; Pregnancy rate; Reproduction; Romney

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HORSE; LITTER SIZE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORSES; LITTER SIZE; MELATONIN; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 54149092617     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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