TWO SEXUALLY ACTIVE BUCKS HOUSED WITH FOUR SUCCESSIVE GROUPS OF ANOVULATORY DOES INDUCED HIGH PREGNANCY RATES DURING SEVEN-DAY MATING PERIODS
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