Ideal body condition improves reproductive performance and influences genetic health in female mink

Laura Boudreau; Bernhard Benkel; Tessema Astatkie; Kirsti Rouvinen-Watt

doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.01.004

Ideal body condition improves reproductive performance and influences genetic health in female mink

Laura Boudreau, Bernhard Benkel, Tessema Astatkie, Kirsti Rouvinen-Watt

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	86-98
Number of pages	13
Journal	Animal Reproduction Science
Volume	145
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.01.004
Publication status	Published - Feb 2014

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Animal Science and Zoology
Endocrinology

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