Effect of vaginal mucus and urine from ewes in estrus on plasma testosterone levels and weight gain of feedlot rams

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 171-175

  Vazquez R ^a   Orihuela, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Feedlot; Mucus; Sheep; Testosterone; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0035686494     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(01)00246-2     Document Type: Article

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