Optimizing in vitro embryo production in cattle: strategies for donor management and selection
Alvaro García-Guerra; Jessica Cristina Lemos Motta; Rodrigo Vasconcellos Sala; Cameron Brontz Hayden; Eduardo Ponte; Victor Antonio Absalon-Medina; Pablo Juan Ross
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Submitted date:
06/04/2025
Accepted date:
08/04/2025
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