Effect on ejaculatory performance and semen parameters of sexually-satiated male goats (Capra hircus) after changing the stimulus female

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 261-267

  Prado, Victor ^a   Orihuela, Agustín ^b   Lozano, Salvador ^a   Pérez León, Isabel ^a  

^a Ex hacienda de Nazareno   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ejaculatory performance; Mating behavior; Semen characteristics; Sexual behavior; Sexual stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0037937328     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01373-0     Document Type: Article

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