Nutritional supplementation improves ovulation and pregnancy rates in female goats managed under natural grazing conditions and exposed to the male effect

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 85-94

  Fitz Rodriguez G ^a   De Santiago Miramontes, M A ^a   Scaramuzzi, R J ^b   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

Estrous behavior; Flushing; Goats does; Ovulatory activity; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GOAT; MALE; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 69249224455     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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