Live birth of a bear cub following nonsurgical embryo collection

Theriogenology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 519-529

  Boone, W R ^a,f   Catlin, J C ^b   Casey, K J ^c   Dye, P S ^d   Boone, E T ^e   Schuett, R J ^f  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Cook Urological Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Bear Country USA   (United States)

^d Dakota Hills Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^e Pewaukee Veterinary Services ^*

^f Reproductive Endocrinology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bear; Cub; Embryo recovery; Embryo transfer; Nonsurgical

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEAR; BREEDING; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; URSIDAE;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA; PANDA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0033081907     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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