Testicular Biometrics Characteristics to Evaluate the Nellore Zebu Breed Bulls;Características Biométricas Testiculares para Avaliação de Touros Zebuínos da Raça Nelore

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 136-144

  Unanian, Maria Marina ^a   Silva, Antonio Emidio Dias Feliciano ^a   McManus, Concepta ^b   Cardoso, Eduardo Penteado ^c  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c Fazenda Mundo Novo ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bulls; Nellore; Testicular shape; Testicular volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010655269     PISSN: 01004859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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