Determination of the number of motile sperm within an ovine semen sample using resazurin

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-165

  Martin, L M ^a   Crenshaw, C C ^a   Dean Jr , J A ^a   Dart, M G ^a   Purdy, P H ^a   Ericsson, S A ^a  

^a SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye; Fertility; Ovine; Resazurin; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032915353     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00180-1     Document Type: Article

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