Comparative evaluation of physico-morphological attributes and freezability of semen of Gir cattle (Bos indicus) and Jafarabadi buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bulls

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 319-324

  Shelke, Vinaya B ^a,b   Dhami, A J ^a,c  

^a GUJARAT AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Veterinary Polyclinic   (India)

^c B A College of Agriculture   (India)

Author keywords

Cold shock resistance; Freezability of semen; Gir cattle; Jafarabadi buffalo; Seminal characters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035625869     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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