The relationship between the blood progesterone concentration at early metoestrus and uterine infection in the sow

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-59

  De Winter, P J J ^a   Verdonck, M ^a   De Kruif, A ^a   Coryn, M ^a   Deluyker, H A ^a   Devriese, L A ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endometritis; Oestrous cycle; Pig pathology; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030021303     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(95)01435-7     Document Type: Article

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