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A note on induced cryptorchidism in male cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

E. D. Rees  and
I. A. M. Lucas
E. D. Rees
Affiliation:
University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd
I. A. M. Lucas
Affiliation:
University College of North Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd
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Abstract

The induction of cryptorchidism in dairy-bred male calves during the 1st week after birth severely restricted testicular growth and the semen of cryptorchids was practically sterile. Their lifetime performance in a semi-intensive beef system was similar to that of bulls and significantly superior to that of steers. Similar differences were found in carcass characteristics. The grazing behaviour of cryptorchids was similar to that of bulls.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , October 1985 , pp. 253 - 256
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1985

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