Comparison of four treatments to suppress ovarian activity in ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 74-78

  Prohaczik A ^a,c   Kulcsar M ^a   Trigg, T ^b   Driancourt, M A ^c   Huszenicza, G ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS   (Israel)

^c Intervet Pharma RandD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 76349110955     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c177     Document Type: Article

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