Evaluation of Stallion Semen before and after Freezing

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 271-277

  Vidament, M ^a   Cognard, E ^a   Yvon, J M ^a   Sattler, M ^a   Palmer, E ^a   Magistrini, M ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

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EID: 0000106273     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1998.tb01357.x     Document Type: Review

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