Influence of season of birth on growth and reproductive development of Brahman bulls

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 93-102

  Tatman, Shawn R ^a   Neuendorff, Don A ^a   Wilson, Timothy W ^a   Randel, Ronald D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brahman; Bulls; Puberty; Season

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SCROTUM; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SCROTUM; SEASONS; SEMEN; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM COUNT; TESTIS;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 2642585088     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.07.027     Document Type: Article

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