In vitro production of blastocysts in goats, sheep and buffaloes

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 394-396

  Chauhan, M S ^a,b   Katiyar, P K ^a,b   Madan, M L ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Embryo Biotechnology Centre   (India)

^c Krishi Bhavan   (India)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Buffaloes; Goats; In vitro blastocyst production; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031508047     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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