The robustness of faecal steroid determination for pregnancy testing kaimanawa feral mares under field conditions

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 93-98

  Linklater, W L ^a   Henderson, K M ^b   Cameron, E Z ^a,c   Stafford, K J ^a   Minot, E O ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavioural field studies; Equidae; Equus caballus; Oestrone sulphate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034239220     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2000.36172     Document Type: Article

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