The effects of different insemination regimes on fertility in mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1153-1164

  Sieme, H ^a   Schafer T ^b   Stout, T A E ^c   Klug, E ^b   Waberski, D ^b  

^a National Stud of Lower Saxony   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Fertility; hCG; Horse; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0041783165     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00113-4     Document Type: Article

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