Sexual behaviour of yearling Awassi, Charollais x Awassi and Romanov x Awassi rams exposed to oestrous Awassi ewes

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-235

  Kridli, R T ^a   Momany Shaker, M ^b   Abdullah, A Y ^a   Muwalla, M M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Awassi; Charollais; Crossbreeding; Rams; Romanov; Sexual performance

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCROTUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; SCROTUM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34248359929     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9007-3     Document Type: Article

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