Effect of freezing-thawing protocols on the performance of semen from three rabbit lines after artificial insemination

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-123

  Moce E ^a   Vicente, J S ^a   Lavara, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fertility; Freezing thawing rate; Rabbit; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0038477064     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01329-8     Document Type: Article

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