Relationship between Scrotal Infrared Temperature Patterns and Natural-Mating Fertility in Beef Bulls

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 767-774

  Lunstra, Donald D ^a   Coulter, Glenn H ^b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Semen; Sperm; Temperature; Testes; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SCROTUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; THERMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SCROTUM; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031093375     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.753767x     Document Type: Article

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