Effect of an intra-uterine fluid accumulation before and after the first postpartum ovulation on pregnancy rates in the mare

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 639-643

  Schilela, A ^a   Malschitzky, E ^a   Mattos, Ana Luiza Gelpi ^b   Garbade, Petra ^a   Gregory, R M ^a   Mattos, R C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Foal heat; Intrauterine fluid; Pregnancy rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035597322     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/PEM20010620     Document Type: Article

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