Occurrence of flehmen in male buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) with special reference to estrus

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 861-866

  Rajanarayanan, Swamynathan ^a   Archunan, Govindaraju ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Estrous cycle; Flehmen; Pheromonal cues; Urine

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 1142294035     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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