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| View Larger Image | Relation between semen quality and rangeland diets of mixed-breed male goats [An article from: Journal of Arid Environments] | Digitalby M. Mellado (Author), F. Pastor (Author), R. Lopez (Author), F. Rios (Author)
| List Price: | $10.95 | | | Available: | Available for download now |
| | Binding: | Digital | | Publisher: | Elsevier | | Page Count: | 10 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 01, 2006 |
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Arid Environments, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Description: The impact of range plant toxins on the reproductive performance of female cattle is economically important to the livestock industry. Nevertheless, there is little information on the significance of toxicosis from range plants on semen quality in domestic ruminants. A total of 18 adult mixed-breed bucks under range conditions were used to evaluate the effect of diet composition (microhistological analysis of fecal samples) on some semen characteristics, and blood and fecal components in April and August. Forages in the buck diets were grouped into 2 classes: low or high levels of each plant in the buck diets. Bucks with higher proportion of Acacia greggii, Flourensia cernua and Lindleya mespiloides in their diets yielded 23-50% less (p |
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