Effect of embryo cryopreservation techniques on reproductive and growth traits in rabbits

Animal Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-24

  Cifre, Josep ^a   Baselga, Manuel ^a   Gómez, Ernesto Angel ^b   De La Luz, García M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryo; Growth; Rabbit; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0011837676     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19990102     Document Type: Article

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