Determination of gestational age in sheep and goats using transrectal ultrasonographic measurement of placentomes

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 449-460

  Doize F ^a   Vaillancourt, D ^a   Carabin, H ^a,b   Belanger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Does; Ewes; Gestational age; Placentome measurements; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GOAT; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SHEEP; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0030742205     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00254-9     Document Type: Article

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