Use of estradiol benzoate to induce ovulation in a short-term protocol for fixed-time AI in sheep

The aim of this study was to test the hormonal protocol for fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) with a progesterone vaginal device for six days applying equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) or estradiol benzoate (EB) as an ovulation inducer in ewes. On day 0 (D0), the ewes (n=31) received a dev...

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Main Authors: Caliê Castilho, Marcelo Ferreira de Almeida, Ines Cristina Giometti, Marcelo Zoccolaro Costa, Luís Roberto Almeida Gabriel Filho, Angelo Gardim De Cesare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2015-06-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/editor/submission/16744