Cryopreservation of semen from endangered pheasants: The first step towards a cryobank for endangered avian species

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 875-888

  Saint Jalme, M ^a   Lecoq, R ^a   Seigneurin, F ^b   Blesbois, E ^b   Plouzeau, E ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

Author keywords

Birds; Cryopreservation; Fertility; PH; Semen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRD; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM BANKS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0037301561     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01153-6     Document Type: Article

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