African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of high doses of equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG) treatments on follicular developments, ovulation and pregnancy rate in boer goats

Mohamad Shuib Mohamad Mohtar*
  • Mohamad Shuib Mohamad Mohtar*
  • Malaysia Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Serdang, 43400, Selangor- Malaysia.
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Abd Wahid Haron
  • Abd Wahid Haron
  • Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary and Medicine, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400, Selangor-Malaysia.
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Rosnina Yusoff
  • Rosnina Yusoff
  • Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary and Medicine, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400, Selangor-Malaysia.
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Md Zuki Abu Bakar
  • Md Zuki Abu Bakar
  • Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary and Medicine, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400, Selangor-Malaysia.
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Abdul Malik
  • Abdul Malik
  • Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary and Medicine, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, 43400, Selangor-Malaysia.
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  •  Accepted: 26 September 2012
  •  Published: 19 March 2014

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