The long-term effect of active immunization against inhibin in goats

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 318-322

  Wang, X L ^a,b   El Gayar, M ^a,c   Knight, P G ^d   Holtz, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo yield; Goat; Immunization; Inhibin; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; INHIBIN-ALPHA SUBUNIT; VACCINE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; SUPEROVULATION;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; GOATS; INHIBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SUPEROVULATION; VACCINES;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS;

EID: 57649094567     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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