Calving outcome following transfer of embryos produced in vitro in different conditions

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Massip, A ^a   Mermillod, P ^b   Van Langendonckt, A ^a   Reichenbach, H D ^c   Lonergan, P ^b   Berg, U ^c   Carolan, C ^b   De Roover, R ^a   Brem, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^c Bayerische Landesanstalt fur T   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Calving; Cattle embryology; Embryo survival; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030220075     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(95)01467-5     Document Type: Article

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