A note on the effect of continuous ram presence on estrus onset, estrus duration and ovulation time in estrus synchronized ewes

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-198

  Romano, J E ^a   Fernandez Abella, D ^b   Villegas, N ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Estac Exp de la Fac de Agronom   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Estrus onset; Ewes; Male effect; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038646430     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00131-9     Document Type: Article

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