Uterine Therapy for Mares with Bacterial Infections

Current Therapy in Equine Reproduction

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 105-115

  Causey, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-0252-3.50019-9     Document Type: Chapter

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