A note on silent ovulation identified by using radiotelemetry for estrous detection

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 153-159

  Shipka, Milan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrous behavior; Radiotelemetry; Silent estrus; Silent ovulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343114339     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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