Reproductive Anatomy and Life Cycle of the Male and Female Llama and Alpaca

Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 855-865

  Sumar, Julio ^a   Adams, Gregg P ^b  

^a University of Saskatchewan ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-072169323-1.50118-5     Document Type: Chapter

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