Influence of heat stress and nighttime recovery on ovarian follicle population, oocyte yield, and in vitro embryo production in Holstein heifers

Ciftci, Muhammed Furkan; Yesilkaya, Ömer Faruk; Gölbası, Maide; Sarı, Ayse; Cizmeci, Sakine Ülküm; Dinc, Dursun Ali

doi:10.5194/aab-69-301-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-301-2026

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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 69, issue 2

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Influence of heat stress and nighttime recovery on ovarian follicle population, oocyte yield, and in vitro embryo production in Holstein heifers

Muhammed Furkan Ciftci, Ömer Faruk Yesilkaya, Maide Gölbası, Ayse Sarı, Sakine Ülküm Cizmeci, and Dursun Ali Dinc

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