Effects of environmental factors, age and genotype on sperm production and semen quality in Bos indicus and Bos taurus AI bulls in Brazil

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 181-190

  Brito, L F C ^a   Silva, A E D F ^b   Rodrigues, L H ^c   Vieira, F V ^d   Deragon, L A G ^e   Kastelic, J P ^f  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c HG   (Netherlands)

^d Pecplan/ABS   (Brazil)

^e Nova India Genetica   (Brazil)

^f AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Bull; Season; Semen; Sperm; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BRAZIL; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; HUMIDITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEASONS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037088999     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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