Superovulation and embryo collection in nulliparous Boer goat does immunized against a recombinant ovine α-subunit inhibin

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 159-164

  Padilla, G ^a   Knight, P G ^b   Holtz, W ^c  

^a Medicina UANL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embryo yield; Goat; Immunization; Inhibin; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS;

EID: 36349019375     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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