Season of the year influences semen output and concentrations of testosterone in circulation of yaks (Poephagus grunniens L.)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 300-305

  Sarkar, M ^a   Dutta Borah, B K ^a   Bandopadhayay, S ^a   Meyer, H H D ^b   Prakash, B S ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON YAK   (India)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Enzymeimmunoassay; Semen; Testosterone; Yak

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; EJACULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; SECRETION; SPERM;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EJACULATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PLASMA; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SEMEN; TESTOSTERONE;

BOS GRUNNIENS;

EID: 67651149540     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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