Sexual behaviour of domesticated donkeys (Equus asinus) breeding under controlled or free range management systems

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 263-276

  Henry, M ^a   Lodi, L D ^a   Gastal, M M F O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breeding; Donkeys; Jacks; Jennies; Sexual Behaviour

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; UNGULATE;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 0032533640     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00175-0     Document Type: Article

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