Semen Production by the Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). 2. Effect of Collection Frequency on the Production of Semen and Spermatozoa

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 622-626

  Malecki, I A ^a,b   Martin, G B ^a,b   Lindsay, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial cloaca; Emu; Ratite; Semen collection; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; ENTEROBACTER; PALAEOGNATHAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; EJACULATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIBIDO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EJACULATION; LIBIDO; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031116077     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.4.622     Document Type: Article

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