The Status of Laboratory Animal Production and Visions in the 21st Century

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1142-1151

  Gartner K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cloning of Cattle; Cryopreservation of Embryo; Individuality; Intangible Variance; Pigs for Xenotransplantation; Uniformity of Twins

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0346336275     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.1142     Document Type: Review

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