Cargando…

Measuring wool cortisol and progesterone levels in breeding maiden Australian merino sheep (Ovis aries)

Hormonal assessment tools are important for determining the reproductive success of production animals. This study used non-invasive wool assessment to quantify changes in progesterone and cortisol levels in reproducing female merino sheep. Wool samples were collected from a group of n = 46 maiden m...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sawyer, Gregory, Webster, Danielle, Narayan, Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6453452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30958853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214734