Factors Affecting the Survival of Frozen Thawed Bovine in Vitro Produced Blastocysts

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-12

  Gustafsson, H ^a   Larsson, B ^a,c   Shamsuddin, M ^a,b   Jaakma, U ^a,d   Emanuelson U ^a,c  

^a Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d Estonian Res Inst Anim Breed V   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bovine; Embryo Age; Ethylene Glycol; Glycerol; Insulin Transferrin Selenium; Post Thaw Quality Score

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0345774268     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.7     Document Type: Article

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