The Relationship Between Sexual Behaviors and Serum Testosterone Concentrations in Norduz Rams

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Norduz koçlarında eşeysel davranış özelliklerinin belirlenmesi ve bu özellikler ile serum testosteron konsantrasyonu arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi olmuştur. Eşeysel davranış özellikleri, koçların bireysel olarak 15 dakika süreyle 3 kızgın koyuna maruz bırakılmasından oluşan ve birer gün ara ile gerçekleştirilen, toplam 4 test ile belirlenmiştir. Eşeysel davranış özellikleri ve serum testosteron konsantrasyonu (TK) test günlerine göre değişim göstermezken (p

Norduz Koçlarında Eşeysel Davranım Özellikleri ve Serum Testosteron Konsantrasyonu ile İlişkisi

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sexual behavior and serum testosterone concentrations in Norduz rams. Sexual behavior characteristics were tested by exposing rams individually to 3 estrous ewes for 15 min each and four sexual behavior tests were performed every other day for each ram. Neither sexual behavior characteristics nor serum testosterone concentrations (TC) of rams varied over the course of testing (p>0.05); whereas vocalization and TC varied significantly among rams (P

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