Effect of Sexual Partners on the Oestrous Behaviour Response in Zebu Cattle (Bos Indicus) Following Synchronisation with a Progestagen (Synchro-Mate B)

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-519

  Cortes R ^b   Orihuela, J A ^a,b   Galina, C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Oestrous Behaviour; Oestrus Synchronisation; Sexual Mate; Tropics; Zebu Cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0001531611     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.515     Document Type: Article

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