Natural occurrence and elimination of 19-nortestosterone in sheep: Pregnant ewes, male and female lambs before and after treatment

Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift

Volumn 96, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 171-183

  Rosegger, J ^a,e   Schmerold, I ^a,e   Ahmed, S ^a,e   Schuch, R ^b,e   Eppinger, G ^b,e   Steiner, S ^a,e   Baumgartner, W ^a,e   Armstrong, H ^c,e   Schauberger, G ^a,e   Mcevoy, J D G ^d,f   Kuhn, T W ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^e Dunsany Co Meath ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f Teagasc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

17 19 nortestosterone; 19 nortestosterone; Elimination; Nandrolone; Physiological occurrence; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70349197759     PISSN: 0043535X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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