Improving fertility in beef cow recipients

Theriogenology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 201-209

  Looney, C R ^a   Nelson, J S ^b   Schneider, H J ^a   Forrest, D W ^b  

^a Ovagenix LP   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Embryo transfer; Recipient

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 28044458165     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.09.023     Document Type: Article

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