Effect of photoperiod on semen production and quality in bucks of Verata and Malaguena breeds

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Perez B ^a   Mateos, E ^b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buck; Photoperiod; Semen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010105422     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(96)00899-1     Document Type: Article

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