Effect on fertility of uterine lavage performed immediately prior to insemination in mares

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1108-1110

  Vanderwall, Dirk K ^a   Woods, Gordon L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037446927     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.1108     Document Type: Article

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