Use of new recombinant proteins for ovarian stimulation in ruminants
Pietro Sampaio Baruselli; Laís Ângelo de Abreu; Bruna Lima Chechin Catussi; Ana Carolina dos Santos Oliveira; Lígia Mattos Rebeis; Emanuele Almeida Gricio; Sofía Albertini; José Nélio Sousa Sales; Carlos Alberto Rodrigues
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Submitted date:
06/06/2023
Accepted date:
07/21/2023