Control of ovarian activity in Llamas (Lama glama) with Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 471-476

  Aba, M A ^a,b   Quiroga, M A ^b   Auza, N ^b   Forsberg, M ^a   Kindahl, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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EID: 0007867079     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1999.tb01406.x     Document Type: Article

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