Relation of Castration to Fat Stores in Male Pheasants

During 1958 and 1959 we studied the effect of castration on lipids in male gamefarm pheasants confined to outdoor pens. In both years the visceral fat stores of control birds decreased from January to June and then increased. Among the orchidectomized pheasants, visceral fat was minimum from Februar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology (Durham) 1965-09, Vol.46 (5), p.741-744
Hauptverfasser:	Nagra, Clarence L., Breitenbach, Robert P., Meyer, Roland K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Birds Blood lipids Body fat Body weight Castration Fats Lipids Male animals Pheasants Visceral fat
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