Effect of reducing sperm concentration during IVF on the ability to distinguish between bulls of high and low field fertility: Work in progress

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1575-1584

  Ward, F ^a   Rizos, D ^a   Boland, M P ^a   Lonergan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; Field fertility; IVF; Sire effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BREEDING; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERM COUNT;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037399822     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01202-5     Document Type: Article

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