title: A surgical technique for the collection of cervical mucus in the ewe.
abstract: A technique for collecting cervical mucus in ewes is described. By a surgical procedure, the cervix was fixed to the ventral abdominal wall to enable mucus to be collected continuously into a container attached to the ewe. Mucus was collected successfully by this method for up to 14 months.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D002582:Cervix Mucus; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D008722:Methods; D012756:Sheep / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors