In vitro fertilization of in vitro matured pig oocytes: Effects of boar and ejaculate fraction

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 745-755

  Xu, X ^a   Ding, J ^a   Seth, P C ^b   Harbison, D S ^b   Foxcroft, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Box 3310   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boar; Ejaculate fraction; Fertility; IVF; Pig

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0000376717     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00004-0     Document Type: Article

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