Replacement heifer development: Puberty inducement and estrus synchronization

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 20, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Larson, Robert L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b American College of Theriogenology   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

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EID: 0001136571     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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