Management and sperm production of boars under differing environmental conditions

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 657-667

  Kunavongkrit, Annop ^a   Suriyasomboon, Annop ^a,b   Lundeheim, Nils ^b   Heard, Terry W ^a   Einarsson, Stig ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boar sperm production; Environmental management; Environmental temperature; Evaporative cooling systems; Humidity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 11144332407     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.09.039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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