Biotechnologies of reproduction applied to dairy cattle production: Embryo transfer and IVF

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 403-407

  Bousquet, D ^a   Burnside, E B ^b   Van Doormaal, B J ^c  

^a L'Alliance Boviteq Inc   (Canada)

^b The Semex Alliance   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Embryo transfer; Genetic; IVF; Reproductive technologies

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0344962384     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A03-025     Document Type: Review

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