Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1229-1236 , December 2009

Comparison of accuracy of ultrasonography, progesterone, and pregnancy-associated glycoprotein tests for pregnancy diagnosis in semidomesticated reindeer

  • H. Savela

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Arctic Medicine, Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 8 5537555; fax: +358 8 5533564.
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  • S. Vahtiala

      Affiliations

    • Faba Service, Muhos, Finland
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  • H. Lindeberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosciences, University of Kuopio, Finland
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  • E. Dahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Domestic Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway
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  • E. Ropstad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Domestic Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway
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  • J-F. Beckers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology of Reproduction, University of Liège, Belgium
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  • S. Saarela

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, University of Oulu, Finland

Received 19 March 2008 ,Revised 14 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 July 2009.

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PII: S0093-691X(09)00362-8

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.018

Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1229-1236 , December 2009

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