Post-weaning Altrenogest treatment in primiparous sows; the effect of duration and dosage on follicular development and consequences for early pregnancy

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 258-264

  van Leeuwen, J J J ^a   Williams, S I ^b   Kemp, B ^a   Soede, N M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Altrenogest; Embryonic development; Follicle development; Ovulation rate; Sows

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GESTAGEN; TRENBOLONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTINS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TRENBOLONE; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77949655170     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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