Plasma progesterone concentrations and fertility of indigenous Small East African goats, bred after treatment with cloprostenol

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-161

  Kanuya, N L ^a   Kessy, B M ^a   Nkya, R ^a   Mujuni, P F ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cloprostenol; Fertility; Indigenous goats; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033981307     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00064-4     Document Type: Article

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