Semen handling in porcine AI centers: The Belgian situation

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-199

  Vyt, P ^a,b   Maes, D ^a,b   Rijsselaere, T ^a,b   Dewulf, J ^a,b   De Kruif, A ^a,b   Van Soom, A ^a,b  

^a Diagnostic Laboratory   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 34547553729     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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