Acta Vet. Brno 2012, 81: 295-299

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201281030295

The accuracy of gestational age predicted from femur and humerus length in Saanen goats using ultrasonography

Mohamed Abdelghafar Rihab1, Hussein Ahmed Bushra2, Mohamed Abdelrahim Salah3, Tagelddin Ibrahim Mohamed4

1Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies, Khartoum North, Sudan
2National Ribat University, Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Khartoum, Sudan
3Ribat Teaching Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
4Sudan University of Science and Technology, College of Science and Technology of Animal Production, Khartoum North, Sudan

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