Effects of different variables on the freezability, post-thaw longevity and fertility of buffalo spermatozoa in the tropics

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-120

  Dhami, A J ^a,b   Sahni, K L ^a   Mohan, G ^a   Jani, V R ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b GUJARAT AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo semen; cooling freezing; fertility; post thaw longevity; thawing rates

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS;

EID: 0030197620     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00146-X     Document Type: Article

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