Evidence-based medicine in bovine, equine and canine reproduction: Quality of current literature

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1042-1050

  Simoneit, C ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a   Arlt, S ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dogs; Evidence based medicine; Horses; Quality of literature; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DOG; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCTION; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DOGS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 80052262166     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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