Studies on a Local Effect of Boar Seminal Plasma on Ovulation Time in Gilts

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 431-438

  Waberski, D ^a   Kremer, H ^a   Borchardt Neto, G ^a   Jungblut, P W ^b   Kallwett, E ^c   Weitze, K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Max Plack Inst for Exp Endocrinol   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

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EID: 0043099973     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.1999.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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