Mechanistic aspects of fetal development relating to postnatal fibre production and follicle development in ruminants

Managing the Prenatal Environment to Enhance Livestock Productivity

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 121-159

  Bawden, C Simon ^a   Kleemann, David O ^a   McLaughlan, Clive J ^a   Nattrass, Gregory S ^a   Dunn, Stephanie M ^a  

^a Molecular Biology Laboratory   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3135-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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