The relationship between intraluminal uterine fluid, endometritis, and pregnancy rate in the mare

Equine Pratice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 19-22

  Pycock, J F ^a   Newcombe, J R ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Warren House Farm   (United Kingdom)

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