The abundance of Rio Grande wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) in the southeastern Edwards Plateau of Texas has declined since the late 1970s. Because knowledge of reproductive rates is important to understanding ...

The global population of leatherback sea turtles is decreasing worldwide, with extinction predicted for some populations within 15 years. The population of leatherbacks nesting at Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge ...

Five breeding stallions, age 7 to I 1 years, were kept in confinement (stalls) with no exercise for an initial period of 60 days. A ten-day daily sperm output (DSO) determination was performed immediately before (pre-EP) ...

Despite habitat perturbations and seasonal fluctuations in reproduction, many studies report no significant inter-annual variation in Great Egret reproductive performance. I examined the reproductive performance of Great ...

Everyone wants good cows! These are females that wean a calf annually throughout their lifetime. A cow’s ability to do this depends heavily on her performance as a heifer. Thus, good heifers, make for good cows. There ...

Five hundred and forty day-old broiler breeder females were used to study the effects of three lighting and three feeding regimens during the brooding and rearing periods on adult performance of two strains of broiler ...