Body condition is associated with a shorter breeding season and reduced ovulation rate in subtropical goats

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 175-182

  De Santiago Miramontes, M A ^a   Malpaux, B ^b   Delgadillo, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Corpus luteum; Estrous cycles; Female goats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CLIMATE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOAT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CLIMATE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOATS; OVULATION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 67349241930     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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