Semen collection, cryopreservation and artificial insemination in the dromedary camel

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 223-233

  Deen, Aminu ^a   Vyas, Sumant ^a   Sahani, M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON CAMEL   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Camel; Camelus dromedarius; Cryopreservation; Semen characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 0038010658     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(03)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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