Development and validation of a new method for visual detection of estrus in mithun (Bos frontalis)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 23-31

  Mondal, Mohan ^a   Karunakaran, Muthupalani ^b   Rajkhowa, Chandan ^a   Prakash, Bukkaraya Samudram ^c  

^a National Research Centre on Mithun India   (India)

^b ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^c NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Estrous behavior; Estrus detection; Mithun (Bos frontalis); Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CATTLE; HORMONE; RUTTING; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS FRONTALIS;

EID: 51649085325     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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