Effect of semen collection practices on sperm characteristics before and after storage and on fertility of stallions

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 769-784

  Sieme, H ^a,b   Katila, T ^c   Klug, E ^b  

^a National Stud of Lower Saxony   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ejaculation frequency; Fertility; Semen collection; Sperm quality; Stallion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442298769     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00251-6     Document Type: Article

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