Reproductive performance of farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand: III. Risk factors for yearling hind conception

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-65

  Audige L J M ^a   Wilson, P R ^a   Morris, R S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deer; New Zealand; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; DEER; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DEER; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033553356     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(99)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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