Prevention of pregnancy in cats using aglepristone on days 5 and 6 after mating

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-310

  Goericke Pesch, Sandra ^a   Georgiev, Plamen ^b   Wehrend, Axel ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Anti progestins; Prevention of early pregnancy; Queen

Indexed keywords

AGLEPRISTONE; ESTRANE DERIVATIVE; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; COPULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; CATS; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; COPULATION; ESTRENES; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 77953961006     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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