Effect of initial freezing temperature on the semen characteristics of frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa in a semi-arid tropical environment

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-29

  Bag, Sadhan ^a   Joshi, Anil ^a   Rawat, P S ^a   Mittal, J P ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Breed; CASA analysis; Freezing temperature; Semen; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036186975     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(01)00247-4     Document Type: Article

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