Pronghorn pregnancy diagnosis using trans-rectal ultrasound

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 832-834

  Canon, S Kemble ^a,c   Bryant, Fred C ^a,d   Bretzlaff, Kathy N ^b   Hellman, J Mark ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antilocapra americana; Pregnancy; Pronghorn; Texas; Trans Pecos region; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031428409     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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