Effect of method of blood sample collection on adrenal activity in farmed red deer and sheep following administration of ACTH

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 157-164

  Ferre, I ^a   Goddard, P J ^b   Macdonald, A J ^b   Littlewood, C A ^b   Duff, E I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood sampling; Deer; Hydrocortisone; Progesterone; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032140455     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009899     Document Type: Article

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