Comparison of the BullMate™ sperm quality analyzer with conventional means of assessing the semen quality and breeding soundness of beef bulls

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 173-185

  Palmer, C W ^a   Barth, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breeding soundness evaluation; Bull sperm; Sperm concentration; Sperm motility; Sperm quality analyzer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DENSITOMETRY; EJACULATION; FERTILITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DENSITOMETRY; EJACULATION; FERTILITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0038687214     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(03)00037-X     Document Type: Article

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