Uterine activity, sperm transport, and the role of boar stimuli around insemination in sows

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 500-513

  Langendijk, P ^a   Soede, N M ^a   Kemp, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boar stimuli; Fertilization; Insemination; Sperm transport; Uterine contractions

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 11144351631     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.09.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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