One-sample pregnancy diagnosis in elk using fecal steroid metabolites

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 126-131

  Garrott, Robert A ^a   Monfort, Steven L ^b   White, P J ^c   Mashburn, Kendall L ^b   Cook, John G ^d  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Physiology; Radioimmunoassay; Reproduction; Techniques

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DEER; FECES; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; DEER; FECES; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031608685     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.126     Document Type: Article

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