Reproductive function of Hungarian Mangalica boars: Effect of seasons

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 257-267

  Sarlós, Péter ^a   Egerszegi, István ^a   Nagy, Szabolcs ^a   Fébel, Hedvig ^a   Rátky, József ^a,b  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

boar; Mangalica; season; semen; testis; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUNGARY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; HUNGARY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TESTIS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 79956275676     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.2011.007     Document Type: Article

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