Effect of maca (Lepidium meyenii) supplementation on some libido and semen characteristics in hair sheep rams (Ovis aries);Efecto de la suplementación con maca (Lepidium meyenii) sobre la libido y algunas características del semen en carneros de pelo (Ovis aries)

Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 238-242

  Lavana, Abi ^a   Vázquez, Reyes ^a   Palma Irizarry, Marie ^a   Orihuela, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Breeding rams; Maca; Saint croix; Semen; Sexual behavior; Suplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EJACULATION; FOOD INTAKE; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM MEYENII; LIBIDO; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVIS ARIES; RAM (SHEEP); REACTION TIME; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84877345799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07177917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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