Use of a new computerized system for evaluation of spermatozoal motility and velocity characteristics in relation to fertility levels in dromedary bulls

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-9

  Al Qarawi, A A ^a   Abdel Rahman, H A ^a   El Mougy, S A ^a   El Belely, M S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Camels; Concentrations; Fertility; Kinematics; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; EJACULATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; EJACULATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 0037110555     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00163-X     Document Type: Article

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