Evaluation of sperm quality: Identification of the subfertile male and courses of action

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 77-87

  Hammerstedt, Roy H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assay; Fertility; Fowl; Predictive tests; Sperm egg binding; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0030130469     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(96)01535-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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