Effect of Single and Multiple Pregnancies and Calf Sex on Parturition Process and Perinatal Mortality

Sawa, Anna; Jankowska, Małgorzata; Neja, Wojciech; Krężel-Czopek, Sylwia

doi:10.2478/aoas-2014-0031

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Effect of Single and Multiple Pregnancies and Calf Sex on Parturition Process and Perinatal Mortality

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