Interspecies embryo transfer in camelids: The birth of the first Bactrian camel calves (Camelus bactrianus) from dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 333-337

  Niasari Naslaji, A ^a   Nikjou, D ^a   Skidmore, J A ^b   Moghiseh, A ^a   Mostafaey, M ^c   Razavi, K ^d   Moosavi Movahedi, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Camel Reproduction Centre Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Centre of Ardabil   (Iran)

^d ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLTROPIN V; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTROPIN V; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIRTH; CAMEL; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; CANADA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSTOCIA; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; INJECTION; MALE; MATING; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BUSERELIN; CAMELS; COPULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; SUS;

EID: 59849113748     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08140     Document Type: Article

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