LH and FSH secretion, follicle development and oestradiol in sows ovulating or failing to ovulate in an intermittent suckling regimen

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 313-322

  Langendijk, P ^a,d   Dieleman, S J ^b   Van Dooremalen, C ^a   Foxcroft, G R ^c   Gerritsen, R ^a   Hazeleger, W ^a   Soede, N M ^a   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lactation; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NURSING; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PIGLET; SOW (SWINE); STIMULATION; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANOVULATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59849101828     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06172     Document Type: Article

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