Effect of pre-pubertal growth rate of Sohagi ram lambs on some physiological parameters and sexual behavioral patterns at puberty
Mohamed Youssef Elaref; Gamal Mahmoud Solouma; Doaa Ahmed Abdel-latif
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Submitted date:
10/06/2021
Accepted date:
11/04/2021
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