Transfer of vitrified blastocysts from one or two superovulated Large White Hyperprolific donors to Meishan recipients: Reproductive parameters at Day 30 of pregnancy

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 843-850

  Cuello, Cristina ^a   Berthelot, Françoise ^b   Martinat Botté, Françoise ^b   Guillouet, Philippe ^c   Furstoss, Vincent ^c   Boisseau, Christian ^c   Manceau, Patrick ^c   Locatelli, Alain ^c   Martínez, Emilio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Embryo vitrification; Porcine

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1142281980     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00257-7     Document Type: Article

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