Early pregnancy diagnosis in sheep by progesterone and pregnancy-associated glycoprotein tests

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1941-1948

  Karen, Aly ^a   Beckers, Jean Françios ^b   Sulon, Jose ^b   Melo De Sousa, Neolita ^b   Szabados, Krisztián ^c   Reczigel, Jeno ^d   Szenci, Ottó ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Science   (Hungary)

^b Laboratory of Parasitology   (Belgium)

^c Awassi Corporation   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ewe; P4; PAG; Pregnancy diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CAPRA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0242500925     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01289-X     Document Type: Article

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