Early Embryonic Loss

Current Therapy in Equine Reproduction

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 374-383

  Vanderwall, Dirk K ^a   Newcombe, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Warren House Farm   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860368996     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-0252-3.50059-X     Document Type: Chapter

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