Artificial photoperiod in pregnant mares and its effect on pregnancy length and postpartum reproductive performance

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 565-569

  Malschitzky, E ^a   Schilela, A ^a   Meirelles, Luciana Silva ^a   Mattos, Ana Luiza Gelpi ^b   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

Artificial photoperiod; Body condition; Equine; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0035636362     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/PEM20010605     Document Type: Article

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