Sexual behavior of domesticated ruminants

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-63

  Katz, Larry S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Goats; Sexual behavior; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ARTICLE; BOVIDS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE ANIMAL; GOAT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MALE ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; RUMINANTS; SHEEP; STEROIDS;

EID: 34249300802     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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