A case of freemartin with atresia recti and ani in Japanese Black calf

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 193-199

  Ghanem, Mohamed Elshabrawy ^a   Yoshida, Chikako ^a   Nishibori, Masahide ^a   Nakao, Toshihiko ^a,b   Yamashiro, Hidekazu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atresia recti; Cattle; Freemartin

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENITAL SYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; VULVA;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA; FEMALE; FREEMARTINISM; GENITALIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; VULVA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 9644278031     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.04.044     Document Type: Article

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