Effect of ewe urine and vaginal secretions on ram investigative behavior
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 8 (1) , 23-29
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00984002
Abstract
Urine from estrous ewes increased the investigative premating activity of the ram. Estrous vaginal tampons resulted in a decrease. The flehmen response of the ram was closely associated with urination by the ewe.Keywords
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