Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Year: 2013
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Page No. 539 - 543

Application of Ultrasonography for Early Pregnancy Diagnosis in Alpacas (Lama pacos)

Authors : Rongli You, Lihua Lv, Zhixue Cheng, Junping He, George W. Smith and Changsheng Dong

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