Comb, cloaca and feet scores and testis morphometry in male broiler breeders at two different ages

ABSTRACT In broiler breeder roosters, the weight of the testes is positively associated with daily sperm production and fertility. In birds, the testes are located in the coelomic cavity, not being accessible to reproductive evaluation as mammalian testes. The reproductive evaluation of roosters is...

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Main Authors: R.A.C. Leão, F.L.S. Castro, P.R. Xavier, D.P. Vaz, J.G.V. Grázia, N.C. Baião, G.F. Avelar, A.P. Marques Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000601529&lng=en&tlng=en