Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of chemical volatiles in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) urine

Theriogenology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 654-658

  Barman, Purabi ^a   Yadav, M C ^b   Kumar, H ^b   Meur, S K ^b   Ghosh, S K ^b  

^a Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya   (India)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Diestrus; Estrous cycle; Gas chromatography; Urinary volatiles

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; MAMMALIA;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; BUFFALO; CATTLE; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY VOLATILES; URINE;

BUFFALO; DIESTRUS; ESTROUS CYCLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINARY VOLATILES;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; URINALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84883052807     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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