Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 26-35 , 1 January 2010

Influence of hormonal and nonhormonal estrus synchronization methods on follicular and oocyte quality in primiparous lactating does at early postpartum period

  • M. Arias-Álvarez

      Affiliations

    • Departamento Fisiología (Fisiología Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • R.M. García-García

      Affiliations

    • Departamento Fisiología (Fisiología Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • L. Torres-Rovira

      Affiliations

    • Departamento Reproducción Animal y Conservación de Recursos Zoogenéticos, INIA, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • A. González-Bulnes

      Affiliations

    • Departamento Reproducción Animal y Conservación de Recursos Zoogenéticos, INIA, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • P.G. Rebollar

      Affiliations

    • Departamento Producción Animal, ETSI Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • P.L. Lorenzo

      Affiliations

    • Departamento Fisiología (Fisiología Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 913943842; fax: +34 913943835.

Received 11 May 2009 ,Revised 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 12 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.017

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 26-35 , 1 January 2010

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