Efficiency of methods used for estrous synchronization in indigenous Greek goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-252

  Amarantidis, I ^a   Karagiannidis, A ^a   Saratsis, Ph ^a   Brikas, P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Estrous; Fertility; Goat; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 1842637402     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00262-1     Document Type: Article

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