Oocyte maturation and embryo survival in nulliparous female pigs (gilts) is improved by feeding a lupin-based high-fibre diet

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1216-1223

  Weaver, A C ^a   Kelly, J M ^b   Kind, K L ^a,c   Gatford, K L ^c   Kennaway, D J ^c   Herde, P J ^d   Van Wettere, W H E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Roseworthy Campus   (Australia)

Author keywords

bran; gonadotrophin; luteinising hormone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO MORTALITY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HIGH FIBER DIET; LUPIN; NONHUMAN; NULLIPARA; OOCYTE MATURATION; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIETARY FIBER; ECTOGENESIS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL RESORPTION; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LUPINUS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TRITICUM;

EID: 84885642626     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD12329     Document Type: Article

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