Production of piglets from in vitro-produced embryos following non-surgical transfer

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 23-29

  Yoshioka, Koji ^a   Noguchi, Michiko ^a   Suzuki, Chie ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep intrauterine catheter; In vitro embryo production; Non surgical embryo transfer; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LITTER SIZE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLASTOCYST; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

BOVINAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84859155520     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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