The predictive value of semen analysis in the evaluation of stallion fertility

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-311

  Colenbrander, B ^a   Gadella, B M ^b   Stout, T A E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0042355693     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2003.00451.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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