Puberty in South American Bos indicus (Zebu) cattle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 82-83, Issue , 2004, Pages 361-372

  Nogueira, G P ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Cattle; Heifers; Puberty; South America; Zebu

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOUTH AMERICA;

AGING; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENVIRONMENT; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; OVULATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3543146733     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.04.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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