Effect of sperm count on the fertility and prolificity rates of meat rabbits

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 313-319

  Viudes De Castro, M P ^a   Vicente, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Rabbit; Sperm count

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBIT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LINEAR MODELS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBITS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031127279     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01628-4     Document Type: Article

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