Risk factors for the development of haemorrhagic anovulatory follicles in the mare

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 473-480

  Cuervo Arango, J ^a,b   Newcombe, J R ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Equine Fertility Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPROSTENOL; LUTEOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; HEMORRHAGE; HORSE DISEASES; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; CLOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEOLYTIC AGENTS; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954118883     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01260.x     Document Type: Article

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