Progesterone, pregnanediol-3-glucuronide, relaxin and oestrone sulphate concentrations in saliva, milk and urine of female alpacas (Vicugna pacos) and their application in pregnancy diagnosis

Veterinary Record

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 195-

  Volkery, J ^a   Gottschalk, J ^a   Sobiraj, A ^a   Wittek, T ^b   Einspanier, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE; PREGNANEDIOL; PREGNANEDIOL 3 ALPHA GLUCURONIDE; PREGNANEDIOL-3 ALPHA-GLUCURONIDE; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PREGNANCY; SALIVA; URINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; ESTRONE; FEMALE; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PREGNANEDIOL; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN; SALIVA; URINE;

BOS; VICUGNA PACOS;

EID: 84865603445     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.100393     Document Type: Article

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