Interactions between nutrition and reproduction in the management of the mature male ruminant

In mature male sheep and goats, changes in feed intake seem to have little effect on gonadal endocrine function but induce profound changes on sperm production. These outcomes are due to changes in size of the seminiferous tubules and in spermatogenic efficiency. Except with severe underfeeding, the...

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Main Authors: G.B. Martin, D. Blache, D.W. Miller, P.E. Vercoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109991674