The assessment of sexual performance in young Bos taurus and Bos indicus beef bulls

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 225-235

  Chenoweth, Peter J ^a   Chase Jr , Chad C ^b   Larsen, Rolf E ^a   Thatcher, Marie Joelle D ^a   Bivens, John F ^a   Wilcox, Charles J ^c  

^a Scott)   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Cattle reproduction; Mating behavior; Sex behavior; Tests

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030199080     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(95)01026-2     Document Type: Article

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