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Trio, a novel bovine high fecundity allele: III. Acquisition of dominance and ovulatory capacity at a smaller follicle size.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Mar 2018
García-Guerra Alvaro, Canavessi Aurea M O, Monteiro Pedro L J, Mezera Megan A, Sartori Roberto, Kirkpatrick Brian W, Wiltbank Milo C
Abstract excerpt
The acquisition of dominance and ovulatory capacity was evaluated in follicles from cows that were carriers or half-sibling noncarriers of the Trio allele. Follicle size at acquisition of follicular dominance was determined by evaluating whether follicles ovulate after GnRH challenge (ovulatory capacity-experiment 1) and by determination of intrafollicular concentrations of estradiol and free insulin like growth...
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