Effects of treatment with GnRH from 4 to 8 weeks of age on the attainment of sexual maturity in bull calves

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 104, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 177-188

  Madgwick, S ^a   Bagu, E T ^b   Duggavathi, R ^b   Bartlewski, P M ^b   Barrett, D M W ^b   Huchkowsky, S ^b   Cook, S J ^b   Beard, A P ^a   Rawlings, N C ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; GnRH; LH; Puberty; Reproductive development

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 38549121898     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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