Results and prospects of reproductive technology for (sustainable) breeding and conservation in farm animal species other than cattle

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages 115-120

  Ollivier, L ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Cryopreservation; Effective population size; Embryo transfer; Genetic improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004154147     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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