Effect of Collection Rhythms and Season on Rabbit Semen Production

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 436-439

  Nizza, A ^a   Di Meo, C ^a   Taranto, S ^a  

^a Dipartimento Scienze Zootecniche e Ispezione degli Alimenti   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEASON; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; MALE; RABBITS; SEASONS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0346899647     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2003.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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