The onset of puberty in North American bison (Bison bison) bulls

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 12-24

  Helbig, L ^a   Woodbury, M R ^a   Haigh, J C ^a   Barth, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bison; Electro ejaculation; Puberty; Semen; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CHEMISTRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; FECES; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BISON; FECES; MALE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

BISON; BISON BISON; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750689206     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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