Sperm mobility phenotype not determined by sperm quality index

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 496-502

  Froman, D P ^a   Bowling, E R ^b   Wilson, J L ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Male fitness; Sperm; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0038209802     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.3.496     Document Type: Article

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