Uterine defense modulation for the treatment of repeat breeding due to infectious endometritis in bovines

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 307-309

  Saini, P S ^a,b   Nanda, A S ^a   Grewal, A S ^a   Singh, Jagir ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Civil Veterinary Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Autologous plasma; Levamisole; Lipopolysaccharide; Repeat breeding; Uterine defense

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033437666     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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