Accuracy of in vivo and ex vivo ultrasonographic evaluation of ovarian follicles and corpora lutea in sows

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1433-1439

  Gonzalez Anover P ^a   Encinas, T ^b   Gomez Izquierdo, E ^c   Sanz, E ^c   Sanchez Sanchez, R ^d   Gonzalez Bulnes, A ^d  

^a NUTEGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

^d INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corpora Lutea; Follicles; Ovary; Swine; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 67349240379     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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