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Overview of the response of anoestrous ewes to the ram effect
R. Ungerfeld A D , M. Forsberg B and E. Rubianes C
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A Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
B Department of Clinical Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
C Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
D To whom correspondence should be addressed. email: piub@internet.com.uy
Reproduction, Fertility and Development 16(4) 479-490 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD04039
Accepted: 23 March 2004 Published: 6 July 2004
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