Low invasive estrous synchronization protocol for wild animals: an example with melengestrol acetate in brown brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira)
Yuki Tanaka; Alice Pereira Americano; David Javier Galindo; José Maurício Barbanti Duarte
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Submitted date:
05/15/2020
Accepted date:
10/27/2020