Ovarian cysts in cattle. Part 2: Physiological recall and etiopathogenicity;Les kystes ovariens dans l'espèce bovine 2. Rappels physiologiques et étio-pathogénie

Annales de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-33

  Hanzen, Ch ^a   Bascon, F ^a   Theron, L ^a   Lopez Gatius, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

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