Effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate and eCG treatment on the reproductive performance of dairy goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-230

  Regueiro, M ^a,d   Perez Clariget R ^a,d   Ganzabal A ^b   Aba, M ^c,d   Forsberg, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ECG; Goat; Oestrous synchronisation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345062159     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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