Health management of ewes during pregnancy

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 198-212

  Fthenakis, G C ^a   Arsenos, G ^b   Brozos, C ^b   Fragkou, I A ^a   Giadinis, N D ^b   Giannenas, I ^a   Mavrogianni, V S ^a   Papadopoulos, E ^b   Valasi, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abortion; Anthelmintic treatments; Clostridial infections; Dry ewe mastitis; Health management; Nutrition; Pregnancy diagnosis; Pregnancy toxaemia; Sheep; Vaccinations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 84858150096     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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