Plasma progesterone analysis by a time-resolved fluorescent antibody test to monitor estrous cycles in goats

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-87

  Błaszczyk, Barbara ^a   Stankiewicz, Tomasz ^a   Udała, Jan ^a   Ga̧czarzewicz, Dariusz ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Estrous cycle; Goats; Plasma progesterone; Radioimmunoassay; Time resolved fluorescent antibody test; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 58249124603     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100112     Document Type: Article

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