Effectiveness of exposure to longday followed by melatonin treatment on semen characteristics of Damascus male goats during breeding and non-breeding seasons

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 458-468

  Ramadan, T A ^a   Taha, T A ^a   Samak, M A ^a   Hassan, A ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blood serum hormones; Goats; Longday exposure; Melatonin; Semen characteristics

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; GOAT; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASON; SPERM; TESTIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FERTILITY; GOATS; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SEMEN; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 57849131608     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.07.029     Document Type: Article

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