Continuous light after 2 months of long days stimulates ram testis volume and increases fertility in spring
Seasonal reproduction is one of the major biotechnical and economic constraints of sheep production in temperate latitudes. Treatments using extra light followed by melatonin implants have been used satisfactorily in open barns, farms and artificial insemination centres to produce out-of-season sexu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116002299 |