Use of a Compounded Long-Acting Progesterone Formulation for Equine Pregnancy Maintenance

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 62-66

  Vanderwall, Dirk K ^a   Marquardt, Jessica L ^a   Woods, Gordon L ^a  

^a Center for Reproductive Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Exogenous progesterone; Mare; Pregnancy; Pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33846889965     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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