Article
Divergent selection for uterine capacity in rabbits.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 1997
Argente M J, Santacreu M A, Climent A, Bolet G, Blasco A
Abstract excerpt
To examine the genetic and phenotypic parameters of uterine capacity and its components in rabbits, we performed a divergent selection experiment for uterine capacity. Rabbit does were unilaterally ovariectomized, and a laparoscopy was performed at midgestation to count the number of corpora lute...
Topics
- Animals
- Embryo Transfer
- Female
- Laparoscopy
- Litter Size
- Male
- Ovariectomy
- Ovulation
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
- Rabbits
- Selection, Genetic
- Uterus
