Effect of epididymis handling conditions on the quality of ram spermatozoa recovered post-mortem

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1249-1259

  Kaabi, M ^a   Paz, P ^a   Alvarez, M ^a   Anel, E ^a   Boixo, J C ^a   Rouissi, H ^b   Herraez, P ^a   Anel, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Higher School of Agriculture of Mateur University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Epididymal spermatozoa; Fertilizing ability; Freezability; Post mortem recovery; Ram

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141994506     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00139-0     Document Type: Article

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