Embryo development and culture techniques

Animal Breeding

Volumn , Issue , 2021, Pages 13-46

  Gardner, David K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Metabolism; Pre attachment; Preimplantation; Sheep; Viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85117938822     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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