Fetal death: Comparative aspects in large domestic animals

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 82-83, Issue , 2004, Pages 415-430

  Jonker, F H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Death; Fetal heart rate; Fetus; Horse; Pig; Placenta; Pregnancy specific proteins; Ruminant; Ultrasonography; Viability

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MOVEMENT; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL MOVEMENT; HEART RATE, FETAL; HORMONES; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3543070611     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.05.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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