Efficacy of CIDR or FGA Sponges with hCG Treatments on the Conception Rate and Prolificacyin Lori Ewes Out of the Breeding Season

Subject Areas : Camel

M.M.  Moeini ¹ (College of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran)
F.  Alipour ² (College of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran)
M.R.  Sanjabi ³ (Department of Animal Science, Iranian Research Organization Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2012-04-01 Accepted : 2012-07-06 Published : 2013-09-01

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