Uterine blood flow in sows: effects of pregnancy stage and litter size

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Issue		Reprod. Nutr. Dev. Volume 40, Number 4, July-August 2000


Page(s)		369 - 382
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:2000105

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