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Fol. Biol. 2002, 48, 145-148

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2002048040145

Influence of Oviductal Fluid on Ovine Embryo Viability

Malgorzata Libik1, T. Slavík2, T. Schwarz1, M. Murawski1, S. Ciuryk1, E. Wierzchos1

1Department of Sheep and Goat Breeding, Agricultural University, Krakow, Poland
2Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Liběchov, Czech Republic

Received January 2002
Accepted April 2002

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