The hereditary 'short tail' sperm defect - A new reproductive problem in Yorkshire boars

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 59-63

  Andersson, M ^a   Peltoniemi, O A T ^a   Makinen A ^a   Sukura, A ^a   Rodriguez Martinez H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 0034118031     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2000.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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