The effects of dietary urea on embryo development in superovulated donor ewes and on early embryo survival and development in recipient ewes

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 395-400

  Fahey, J ^a   Boland, M P ^a   O'Callaghan, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Author keywords

Embryos; Ewes; Sitperovulation; Urea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035645789     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800055892     Document Type: Article

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