Effect of semen collection frequency on seasonal variation in sexual behaviour, testosterone, testicular size and semen characteristics of tropical hair rams (Ovis aries)

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-277

  Aguirre, V ^a   Orihuela, A ^a   Vazquez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hair sheep; Photoperiod; Seasonality; Semen collection frequency

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EJACULATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIOD; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPERM COUNT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34547448299     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9010-8     Document Type: Article

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