Identification of epididymal stones in diverse rooster populations

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 568-574

  Janssen, S J ^b   Kirby, J D ^c   Hess, R A ^a   Rhoads, M ^c   Bunick, D ^a   Bailey, K L ^a   Parsons, C M ^a   Wang, H ^a   Bahr, Janice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium stones; Efferent ductules; Epididymis; Fertility; Rooster

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOLOGY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STONE FORMATION; TESTIS DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCULI; CHICKENS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0034171154     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.4.568     Document Type: Article

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