Evaluation of Sexual Behavior of Hair Sheep Rams in a Tropical Environment

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 714-717

  Godfrey, R W ^a   Collins, J R ^a   Gray, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeds; Environment; Rams; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HAIR; HISTOLOGY; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCROTUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; SUNLIGHT; TESTIS; TROPIC CLIMATE; WOOL;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HAIR; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; SCROTUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; SUNLIGHT; TESTIS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WOOL;

EID: 0032011699     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.763714x     Document Type: Article

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