Effect of melatonin implants on sexual activity in Mediterranean goat females without separation from males

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 910-918

  Zarazaga, L A ^a   Gatica, M C ^a   Celi, I ^a   Guzman J L ^a   Malpaux, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Estrus; Goat; Male effect; Melatonin; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOAT; MALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOATS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MELATONIN; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 70149095221     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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