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Synchronization Protocols in Spanish Merino Sheep: Reduction in Time to Estrus by the Addition of eCG to a Progesterone-Based Estrus Synchronization Protocol Cover

Synchronization Protocols in Spanish Merino Sheep: Reduction in Time to Estrus by the Addition of eCG to a Progesterone-Based Estrus Synchronization Protocol

Annals of Animal Science
Volume 15 (2015): Issue 2 (April 2015)
By: Juan Carlos Gardón,  Begoña Escribano,  Susana Astiz and  Salvador Ruiz  
Open Access
|Apr 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
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Language: English
Page range: 409 - 418
Submitted on: Aug 13, 2014
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Accepted on: Dec 1, 2014
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Published on: Apr 23, 2015
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
Spanish Merino sheep,
age,
estrus synchronization,
reproductive response,
eCG
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Biotechnology,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

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