Comparison of three fecal steroid metabolites for pregnancy detection used with single sampling in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-281

  Schoenecker, Kathryn A ^a   Lyda, Robin O ^b   Kirkpatrick, Jay ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Science and Conservation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal reproduction; Bighorn sheep; Fertility; Noninvasive; Ovis canadensis canadensis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; OVIS CANADENSIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 3843051438     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.2.273     Document Type: Article

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