Reproduction of the Female Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 150-156

  Lindeberg, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COPULATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERRET; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; COPULATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERRETS; LITTER SIZE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149199842     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01155.x     Document Type: Article

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