Rheological behavior of the vaginal fluid of dairy cows at estrus

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Lopez Gatius F ^a   Rutllant, J ^b   Labernia J ^a   Ibarz, A ^c   Lopez Bejar M ^b   Santolaria, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

dairy cows; flow behavior; thixotropy; vaginal fluid

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0030197929     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00141-0     Document Type: Article

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