Deep Uterine Insemination of Cattle: A Fruitful Way Forward with Smaller Numbers of Spermatozoa;Dyb uterin inseminering hos kvæg. En frugtbar fremgangsmåde med færre spermier

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-163

  Hunter, R H F ^a   Greve, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE;

EID: 0031609165     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03547788     Document Type: Article

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