Regulation of post-partum interval in cattle

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 238-247

  Diskin, Michael G ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b Belclare Research Centre   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e American Society of Animal Science   (United States)

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