Full-term delivery of river buffalo calves (2n = 50) from in vitro-derived vitrified embryos by swamp buffalo recipients (2n = 48)

Livestock Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 213-219

  Hufana Duran, Danilda ^a,c   Pedro, Prudencio B ^a,c   Venturina, Hernando V ^b   Duran, Peregrino G ^a   Cruz, Libertado C ^a  

^a Philippine Carabao Center National Headquarters and Genepool   (Philippines)

^b CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c Frigorifico Allana Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Dystocia; Inter species embryo transfer; IVEP; Oocytes; Vitrification; Water buffalo

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 33847246294     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.09.022     Document Type: Article

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