Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) dosage based on body weight enhances ovulatory responses and subsequent embryo production in Goats

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1270-1275

  Rahman, M R ^a,b   Rahman, M M ^a   Wan Khadijah, W E ^a   Abdullah, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b BANGLADESH OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Body Weight; Goat; PFSH Dosage; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907371113     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2013.13786     Document Type: Article

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