Economic and ecological importance of indigenous livestock and the application of assisted reproduction to their preservation

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 149-162

  Solti, L ^a   Crichton, E G ^b   Loskutoff, N M ^b   Cseh, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Buffalo; Embryo transfer and artificial insemination; Rare and endangered cattle

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BISON; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033628265     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00248-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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