Abattoir evidence on association between uterine and ovarian abnormalities in Ethiopian highland ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 111, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 384-390

  Regassa, F ^a   Mengesha, D ^a   Dargie, M ^a   Tolosa, T ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ewes; Ovarian cysts; Ovarobursal adhesions; Uterine abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; OVARY DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; UTERUS DISEASE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; OVARIAN DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 59349087333     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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