Sexual activity and body and testis growth in prepubertal ram lambs of Friesland, Chios, Karagouniki and Serres dairy sheep in Greece

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 109-113

  Belibasaki, S ^a   Kouimtzis, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body weight; Puberty; Ram lambs; Scrotal circumference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034080144     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00131-5     Document Type: Article

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