The effect of a zinc, cobalt and selenium soluble glass bolus on trace element status and semen quality of ram lambs

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 277-283

  Kendall, N R ^a   McMullen, S ^a   Green, A ^a   Rodway, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Male reproduction; Selenium; Semen quality; Sheep; Supplementation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COBALT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; COBALT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALE; SELENIUM; SEMEN; SHEEP; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS ARIES; PISUM SATIVUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034284826     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00120-2     Document Type: Article

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