Spontaneous reduction of advanced twin embryos: Its occurrence and clinical relevance in dairy cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 118-125

  Lopez Gatius F ^a   Hunter, R H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Late embryo period; Spontaneous twin reduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; TWINS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 10344229957     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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