Statistical models predicting embryo survival to term in cattle after embryo transfer

Theriogenology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1053-1070

  McMillan, W H ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Binomial independence; Embryo survival; Embryo transfer; Recipient cattle; Twin calving

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; TWINS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032213736     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00207-6     Document Type: Article

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