Reproductive cycles of horses

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 220-228

  Aurich, Christine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Graf Lehndorff Institute for Equine Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Follicle; Horse; Luteolysis; Reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 79955626206     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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