Pregnancy diagnosis in dairy goats using progesterone assay kits and oestrous observation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-243

  Engeland, I V ^a   Ropstad, E ^a   Andresen, Ø ^a   Eik, L O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Goat; Milk test; On farm test; Pregnancy diagnosis; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOAT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; GOATS; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0031171958     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01632-6     Document Type: Article

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