Seasonal variation of reproductive performance, foetal development and progesterone concentrations of sheep in the subtropics

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 730-734

  Ali, A ^a   Hayder, M ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; EMBRYO DEATH; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; LITTER SIZE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SHEEP; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; EMBRYO LOSS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SHEEP; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 56049098155     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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