Pituitary response to exogenous GnRH on day 7 postpartum in high-producing dairy cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 343-347

  Osawa, T ^a   Nakao, T ^a   Nakada, K ^a   Moriyoshi, M ^a   Kawata, K ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0344804895     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1996.tb00082.x     Document Type: Article

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