Effects of Dietary Energy on Scrotal Surface Temperature, Seminal Quality, and Sperm Production in Young Beef Bulls

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1048-1052

  Coulter, G H ^a   Cook, R B ^a   Kastelic, J P ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulls; Diet; Energy; Scrotum; Testes; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DIET; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCROTUM; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; MALE; SCROTUM; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 0031110569     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7541048x     Document Type: Article

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