Short-term undernutrition affects final development of ovulatory follicles in sheep synchronized for ovulation

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1033-1038

  Sosa, C ^a   Gonzalez Bulnes, A ^b,c   Abecia, J A ^a   Forcada, F ^a   Meikle, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUGESTONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FLUROGESTONE ACETATE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78649574445     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01483.x     Document Type: Article

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