Early sexual maturity in local boars of Northeastern India: Age-related changes in testicular growth, epididymal sperm characteristics and peripheral testosterone levels

The present study reports the age related changes in the peripheral testosterone levels, testicular and epididymal growth and development and cauda epididymal spermiogram in local pigs of Northeastern India, which attain sexual maturity around 3 months of age. Local boars (n = 20) were castrated at...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Theriogenology 2011-03, Vol.75 (4), p.687-695
Hauptverfasser:	Kumaresan, A, Bujarbaruah, K.M, Kadirvel, G, Khargharia, G, Sarma, Rumi G, Goswami, J, Basumatary, Rantu, Palaniappan, Kavitha, Bardoloi, R.K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Animals blood boars Body Weight Early sexual maturity Epididymis - anatomy & histology Epididymis - growth & development India Local boars Male Semen Analysis - veterinary Sexual Maturation sexual maturity sperm concentration sperm motility spermatozoa Spermiogram Swine - growth & development Swine - metabolism testes Testicular growth Testis - anatomy & histology Testis - growth & development testosterone Testosterone - blood Testosterone level Time Factors
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!