Strategies to reduce embryonic mortality in buffalo cows

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 680-683

  Campanile, G ^a   Vecchio, D ^a   Zicarelli, L ^a   Neglia, G ^a   Di Palo, R ^a   Balestrieri, A ^a   D'Occhio, M J ^b  

^a Department of Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buserelin; Embryonic mortality; hCG; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954456987     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.680     Document Type: Article

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