Day of cycle affects changes in equine intrauterine pressure in response to teasing

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 727-733

  Stecco, R ^a,c   Paccamonti, D ^a   Gutjahr, S ^b,d   Pinto, C R F ^a,e   Eilts, B ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Inst f Zell u Organsimul GmbH ^*  (Italy)

^d Inst f Zell u Organsimul GmbH   (Germany)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrauterine pressure; Mare; Oxytocin; Teasing

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0043269197     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00076-1     Document Type: Article

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