Transcervical artificial insemination in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 393-404

  Kidder, J D ^a   Foote, Robert H ^a   Richmond, M E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Ferret; Intrauterine insemination; Nonsurgical; Transcervical

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 0032337586     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1998)17:5<393::aid-zoo4>3.0.co;2-9     Document Type: Article

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