Journal of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health

  • Abbreviation: J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2529
  • DOI: 10.5897/JVMAH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 416

Full Length Research Paper

Association of body weight, scrotal circumference, heart girth and penile development with spermatogenesis in the Nubian bucks

Shaaeldin Sara Abdelrahman
  • Shaaeldin Sara Abdelrahman
  • Anatomy Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Ahfad University for Women, P. O. Box 167 Omdurman Sudan.
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Makawi Sharaf Eldin Abdalla
  • Makawi Sharaf Eldin Abdalla
  • Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan.
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Tingari Muddathir Darderi
  • Tingari Muddathir Darderi
  • Department of Reproduction and Obstetrics Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum, P. O. Box 32 Khartoum North, Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan.
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Eltayeb Ahmed Eltayeb Ali
  • Eltayeb Ahmed Eltayeb Ali
  • College of Science, Dawadmy, University of Shaqra, P. O. Box 1040, Dawadmy KSA, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 02 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 16 July 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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