Relationship between body fat and body condition score and their effects on estrous cycles of the Standardbred maiden mare

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Vecchi, I ^a   Sabbioni, A ^b   Bigliardi, E ^a   Morini, G ^a   Ferrari, L ^a   Di Ciommo, F ^a   Superchi, P ^b   Parmigiani, E ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Salute Animale Sezione di Clinica Ostetrica e Riproduzione Animale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BCS; Body fat; Estrous cycle; Ovulation; Performance mare

Indexed keywords

ANESTRUS; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY FAT; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MARE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVULATION; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTION; STRESS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSES; OVULATION;

EID: 79952200628     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: 15737446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-010-9407-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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