Can audio–visual or visual stimuli from a prospective mate stimulate a reproductive neuroendocrine response in sheep?

Stimuli from a prospective mate increase the secretion of luteinising hormone (LH) in sheep. This ‘male effect’ in ewes and ‘female effect’ effect in rams is predominantly mediated by olfactory signals, though it is thought that non-olfactory signals play synergistic or substitutive roles. In this s...

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Main Authors: P.A.R. Hawken, T. Esmaili, V. Scanlan, D. Blache, G.B. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109003954