Relationship of age and scrotal circumference with the seminal characteristics of crossbred bulls

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 804-806

  Sudheer, S ^a  

^a Indo Swiss Project   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Crossbred bulls; Scrotal circumferenc; Seminal characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034378549     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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