A comparison of electroejaculation and epididymal sperm collection techniques in stallions

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-41

  Cary, Julie A ^a   Madill, Scott ^a   Farnsworth, Kelly ^a   Hayna, Justin T ^a   Duoos, Lisa ^a   Fahning, Mel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEPHADEX;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FILTRATION; FLOTATION; FLUSHING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HORSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SAFETY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STALLION;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1042304211     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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