The effect of dietary ascorbic acid on semen traits and testis histology of male Turkey breeders

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 265-268

  Neuman, S L ^a,c   Orban, J I ^a,d   Lin, T L ^b   Latour, M A ^a   Hester, P Y ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ZOETIS   (United States)

^d Southern University at Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

L ascorbic acid; Male turkey breeder; Multinucleated giant cells; Semen traits; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; GIANT CELL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY WEIGHT; CELL SURVIVAL; DIET; GIANT CELLS; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; TESTIS; TURKEYS;

EID: 0036479555     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.2.265     Document Type: Article

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