Peripubertal traits of Brahman bulls in Yucatan

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 675-685

  Silva Mena, C ^a  

^a NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Puberty; Testosterone; Tropical conditions; Zebu bulls

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031410607     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00283-5     Document Type: Article

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