Effects of different postbreeding treatments on fertility of thoroughbred mares

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 512-515

  Mattos, R C ^a   Malschitzky, E ^a   Mattos, R ^a   Gregory, R M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leukocytes; Mares; Plasma; Postbreeding therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031499322     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/PEM19970514     Document Type: Article

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