The effect of viscosity of semen diluents on motility of bull spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1463-1478

  Hirai, M ^a   Cerbito, W A ^a   Wijayagunawardane, M P B ^a   Braun, J ^c   Leidl, W ^c   Ohosaki, K ^b   Matsuzawa, T ^a   Miyazawa, K ^a   Sato, K ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Vet Clin and Train Ctr   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bull; Computer assisted system; Egg yolk; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EGG YOLK; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031414044     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00136-2     Document Type: Article

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