Predicting the onset of parturition in the goat by determining progesterone levels by enzyme immunoassay

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-209

  Singer, Laura A ^a   Kumar, M S A ^a   Gavin, William ^b   Ayres, Sandra L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GTC Biotherapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

EIA tests; Goat; Parturition; Progesterone; RIA

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 1842788764     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00259-1     Document Type: Article

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