Cattle twins after transfer of demi-embryos derived from zona-perforated blastocysts

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-231

  Skrzyszowska, Maria ^a   Smorag Z ^a   Ka̧tska, Lucyna ^a   Bochenek, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cattle; Embryo splitting; Hatching; Zona perforation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0347654725     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/68841/1999     Document Type: Article

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