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Original Articles

Synchronization of Estrus in Fat Tailed Sheep Using Melengestrol Acetate (MGA) in the Breeding Season

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Pages 25-27 | Received 03 Mar 2005, Accepted 16 Aug 2005, Published online: 14 Nov 2011

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