Importance of the signals provided by the buck for the success of the male effect in goats

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-400

  Delgadillo, J Alberto ^a   Flores, J Alfredo ^a   Véliz, Francisco G ^a   Duarte, Gerardo ^a   Vielma, Jesús ^a   Hernandez, Horacio ^a   Fernandez, Ilda G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Buck vocalizations; Goat; Male effect; Male odor; Photoperiodic treatment; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS CYCLE; GOAT; LIBIDO; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; ODORS; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS;

EID: 33748259051     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: 12979708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2006020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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