Twin reduction in the mare: Current options

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 60-61, Issue , 2000, Pages 233-244

  MacPherson, Margo L ^a   Reimer, Johanna M ^b  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mare; Reduction; Transcutaneous; Transvaginal; Twins

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TWINS; UTERUS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034596144     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00112-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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