Recent progress in the preservation of ram semen

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 55-65

  Maxwell, W M C ^a   Watson, P F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Cryopreservation; Ram; Reproduction; Semen; Spermatozoa; Storage

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030130530     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(96)01544-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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