Andrologic characteristics of male goats naturally infected by small ruminant lentivirus during dry and rainy seasons in Ceará.

In this study the objective was to verify the influence of climatic season, disease and describe the andrologic parameters of bucks infected naturally by the CAE virus in Ceará state, Brazil. Were used infected bucks of the Saanen (n = 2) and Anglo Nubian (n = 4) breeds. The animals wer e *Endereço para correspondência: Laboratório de Virologia, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Av. Dedé Brasil, 1700, Fortaleza, CE CEP: 60.714-903 e.mail: neyromulo@hotmail.com Ciência Animal, 19(1):07-18,2009

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