Effect of changing female stimulus on intensive semen collection in young Murciano-Granadina male goats

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1641-1645

  Silvestre, M A ^a,b   Salvador, I ^a   Sanchez J P ^b   Gomez E A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Goats; Libido; Mating Behavior; Reaction Time; Semen

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 2642573636     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8261641x     Document Type: Article

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