Advances in deep uterine insemination: A fruitful way forward to exploit new sperm technologies in cattle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 157-170

  Hunter, R H F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cow; Fertilisation; Insemination; Oviduct; Sperm reservoirs; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0345526457     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(03)00163-5     Document Type: Article

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