Light-induced sexually active rams provoke LH preovulatory surges and enhances LH concentrations in ewes after progestagen treatment

The effect of the introduction of sexually active rams in spring on LH secretion in ewes after progestagen treatment has been studied. Two rams were induced into a sexually active state by exposure to 2 months of long days (16 h of light/d) from 1 January (SAR), and another 2 rams were exposed to th...

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Main Authors: José A. Abecia, Matthieu Keller, Philippe Chemineau, José A. Delgadillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020303741