Immunization against inhibin enhances both embryo quantity and quality in Holstein heifers after superovulation and insemination with sex-sorted semen

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1011-1017

  Li, C ^a   Zhu, Y L ^b   Xue, J H ^b   Zhang, S L ^b   Ma, Z ^b   Shi, Z D ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Dairy Cattle Center   (China)

Author keywords

Embryo yield; Holstein heifers; Inhibin immunization; Sex sorted semen; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; INHIBIN-ALPHA SUBUNIT; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATOZOON; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION, SECONDARY; INHIBINS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 61449130447     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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