Is the yak (Poephagus grunniens L.) really a seasonal breeder?

Theriogenology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 721-730

  Sarkar, M ^a   Meyer, H H D ^b   Prakash, B S ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON YAK   (India)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Estradiol 17 ; Progesterone; Seasonal; Yak

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS GRUNNIENS;

EID: 32044469816     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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