Comparison of the merits of measuring equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG) and blood and faecal concentrations of oestrone sulphate for determining the pregnancy status of miniature horses

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 441-444

  Henderson, K ^a   Stevens, S ^b   Bailey, C ^c   Hall, G ^d   Stewart, J ^a   Wards, R ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Bellemara Miniature Horse Stud   (New Zealand)

^c Oaklahoma Miniature Horses   (New Zealand)

^d Inglewood Veterinary Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY TEST;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); ESTRONE; FECES; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0032453277     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD98096     Document Type: Article

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