Utilisation of a sperm quality analyser to evaluate sperm quantity and quality of turkey breeders

British Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 457-464

  Neumann, S L ^a,d   Mcdaniel, C D ^b   Frank, L ^c   Radu, J ^c   Einstein, M E ^a   Hester, P Y ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Alpharma Inc   (United States)

^d ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TURKEYS;

EID: 0036653707     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120103747     Document Type: Article

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