Detection of oestrous-related odour in bovine (Bos taurus) saliva: Bioassay of identified compounds

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1321-1327

  Sankar, R ^a   Archunan, G ^a   Habara, Y ^b  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cows; Oestrus; Pheromones; Saliva; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBONIC ACID; HEXANOL; PROPIONIC ACID; TRIMETHYLAMINE; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COW; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34948907289     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107000614     Document Type: Article

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