Effect of different management conditions on rutting behavior of Indian dromedary camel

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Bhakat, Champak ^a   Raghavendra, S ^a   Sahani, M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON CAMEL   (India)

Author keywords

Behavior; Camel; Cortisol; Management; Rut; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951905919     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v12i1.5085     Document Type: Article

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