Monitoring the reproductive performance in Awassi ewes using progesterone radioimmunoassay

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-294

  Zarkawi, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Awassi ewes; Oestrus; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0000266362     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(97)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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