The potential transmission of infectious agents by semen packaging during storage for artificial insemination

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 337-342

  Russell, P H ^a   Lyaruu, V H ^a   Millar, J D ^a   Curry, M R ^a   Watson, P F ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease transmission; Escherichia coli; Methylene blue; Newcastle disease virus; Semen packaging; Straw sealing

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWCASTLE DISEASE PARAMYXOVIRUS; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZING; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0031187998     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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