Influence of castration and estrogen replacement on sexual behavior of female-oriented, male-oriented, and asexual rams

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1947-1953

  Pinckard, K L ^a   Stellflug, J ^b   Stormshak, F ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Castration; Estrogens; Oxytocin; Rams; Sexual Behavior

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; OXYTOCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CASTRATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTRONE; FEMALE; MALE; OXYTOCIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034221179     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7871947x     Document Type: Article

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