Effect of breeding season on in vivo oocyte recovery and embryo production in non-descriptive Indian river buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 111, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 376-383

  Manjunatha, B M ^b   Ravindra, J P ^a   Gupta, P S P ^a   Devaraj, M ^b   Nandi, S ^a  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

^b VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Embryo; Oocyte; OPU; Season

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 59149089592     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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