Role of male novelty and familiarity in male-induced LH secretion in female sheep

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-530

  De St Jorre, T Jorre ^a   Hawken, P A R ^a   Martin, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

luteinising hormone; male effect; ram effect

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EWE; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAM (SHEEP); SHEEP; WETHER;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEASONS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TIME FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84860134359     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD11085     Document Type: Article

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