The Importance of Interactions Among Nutrition, Seasonality and Socio-sexual Factors in the Development of Hormone-free Methods for Controlling Fertility

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 129-136

  Scaramuzzi, R J ^a,b   Martin, G B ^c  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOVIDS; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GOAT; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GOATS; HORSES; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; RUMINANTS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58149183963     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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