Assessing sex-drive in young Bos taurus bulls

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 151-160

  Landaeta Hernández, Antonio J ^a   Chenoweth, Peter J ^b   Berndtson, William E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bos taurus; Bulls; Libido; Sex drive

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; LIBIDO; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; LIBIDO; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 17544398540     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(01)00099-9     Document Type: Article

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