Effects of prenatal androgen exposure on postnatal growth, estrous cyclicity and behavior in female beef cattle

This study assessed the effects of prenatal androgen exposure during three periods, of gestation on the external genitalia, estrous cyclicity, postnatal growth, social dominance and sexual behavior of female beef cattle. Pregnant cows recieved 17a methyl-testosterone (250 mg/d, sq) on d 40 to 1...

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Main Author: McFadden, Michael Patrick
Other Authors: Animal Science
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43050
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06102012-040239/