Insulating the scrotal neck affects semen quality and scrotal/testicular temperatures in the bull

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 935-942

  Kastelic, J P ^a   Cook, R B ^a   Coulter, G H ^a   Saacke, R G ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bull; Scrotum; Semen; Testes; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010601701     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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