Physical separation and reduction of contact duration with sexually hyperactive bucks decrease testosterone concentrations and sexual behaviour in bucks in sexual rest

Sexually hyperactive bucks are more efficient than sexually hypoactive bucks in stimulating testosterone secretion and sexual behaviour in other bucks in seasonal sexual rest by the phenomenon that we called the “buck-to-buck effect”. Here, we determined whether physical separation and reduction of...

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Main Authors: N. López-Magaña, L.M. Tejada, D. López-Magaña, H. Hernández, M.J. Flores, J. Vielma, J.A. Abecia, M. Keller, P. Chemineau, J.A. Delgadillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731124001101