Effect of whole blood and serum on bovine sperm quality and in vitro fertilization capacity

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-33

  Verberckmoes, Steven ^a   Van Soom, Ann ^a   De Pauw, Ingrid ^a   Dewulf, Jeroen ^a   Rijsselaere, Tom ^a   De Kruif, Aart ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood; Bovine; Fertility; Serum; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0347659429     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00185-7     Document Type: Article

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