Effect of the presence of a dominant bull on performance of two age group bulls in libido tests

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-20

  Lopez H ^a   Orihuela, A ^b   Silva, E ^a  

^a University of Colima   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Audience effect; Beef; Bull; Cattle; Reproduction suppression; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DOMINANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 18144453188     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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