In vitro fertilization as a predictor of fertility from cervical insemination of sheep

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 150-159

  Papadopoulos, S ^a   Hanrahan, J P ^b   Donovan, A ^b   Duffy, P ^a   Boland, M P ^a   Lonergan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cervical insemination; Ewe; Ram; Sheep IVF; Sire

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 10344261551     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.04.015     Document Type: Article

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