Accelerated lambing achieved by a photoperiod regimen consisting of alternating 4-month sequences of long and short days applied year-round

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3280-3290

  Cameron, J ^a   Malpaux, B ^b   Castonguay, F W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerated lambing; Fertility; Photoperiod; Productivity; Seasonality; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MELATONIN; PARITY; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77957225439     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2911     Document Type: Article

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