Effects of epidural injections and transvaginal aspiration of ovarian follicles in heifers used repeatedly for ultrasound-guided retrieval of ova and embryo production

Veterinary Record

Volumn 151, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 653-658

  McEvoy, T G ^a   Thompson, H ^b   Dolman, D F ^a   Watt, R G ^a   Reis, A ^a   Staines, M E ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; LIDOCAINE; LOCOVETIC; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PHOSPHATE; STREPTOMYCIN; XYLAZINE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AUTOPSY; BONE INFECTION; CATTLE; COCCYGEAL BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; NEEDLE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; SCAR FORMATION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SPONDYLITIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 18744399254     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.151.22.653     Document Type: Article

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