Relationships among age, body weight, scrotal circumference, semen quality and peripheral testosterone and estradiol concentrations in pubertal and postpubertal Holstein bulls

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-121

  Devkota, Bhuminand ^a,b,c   Koseki, Tsugio ^d   Matsui, Motozumi ^a,b   Sasaki, Motoki ^a,b   Kaneko, Etsushi ^b   Miyamoto, Akio ^b   Amaya Montoya, Carlos ^a,b   Miyake, Yoh Ichi ^a,b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d National Livestock Breeding Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Postpubertal bull; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCROTUM; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; MALE; SCROTUM; SEMEN; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 38949117951     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.119     Document Type: Article

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