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Endocrine Response of Hybrid Rabbits of Different Ages and Under Two Environmental Temperature Conditions

Authors :
Chiericato, GM.
Rizzi, C.
Boiti, C.
Canali, C.
Rostellato, V.
Source :
Tropicultura, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 22-26 (1997)
Publication Year :
1997
Publisher :
Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux, 1997.

Abstract

The trial was carried out on 44 hybrid male rabbits in order to study the plasma levels of testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), cortisol (C), triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) in relation to age (71 vs 85 days) and environmental temperature (20 vs 27°C). Age didnotaffect T, DHT, T + DHT. Only T/DHT resulted lower (P

Details

Language :
English, French
ISSN :
07713312
Volume :
15
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Tropicultura
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.407c73ee7940bdad370d79d89abe54
Document Type :
article