Using hormones to manage dairy cow fertility: the clinical and ethical beliefs of veterinary practitioners.
In the face of a steady decline in dairy cow fertility over several decades, using hormones to assist reproduction has become common. In the European Union, hormones are prescription-only medicines, giving veterinary practitioners a central role in their deployment. This study explored the clinical...
Main Authors: | Helen M Higgins, Eamonn Ferguson, Robert F Smith, Martin J Green |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3637166?pdf=render |
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