Embryonic and Early Foetal Losses in Cattle and Other Ruminants

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 260-267

  Diskin, M G ^a   Morris, D G ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BLOOD; BOVIDS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DEER; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DEER; EMBRYO LOSS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LACTATION; OVULATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RUMINANTS;

EID: 56549108509     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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