Preventing disease transmission through the transfer of in-vivo-derived bovine embryos

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-251

  Stringfellow, D A ^a   Givens, M D ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine embryo; Bovine viral diarrhea virus; Specific pathogen free embryo

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034005492     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00160-8     Document Type: Article

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