Thyroid functions, testosterone profiles and preputial microbes in cow and buffalo bulls

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-343

  Bugalia, N S ^a   Inderjeet, ^a   Gulati, B R ^a   Garg, S L ^a   Verma, S K ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cow and buffalo bulls; Preputial microbes; Testosterone; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032327861     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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