Maternal age and parity influence ultrasonographic measurements of fetal growth in Dutch Warmblood mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 110-123

  Hendriks, W K ^a   Colenbrander, B ^a   van der Weijden, G C ^a   Stout, T A E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fetal growth; Mare; Maternal age; Parity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EYE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORSE; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PUERPERIUM;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; EYE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HORSES; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 67651154202     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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