Observations on the fertilization and development of preimplantation bovine embryos in vitro in the presence of Tritrichomonas foetus

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 821-829

  Bielanski, A ^a   Ghazi, D F ^a   Phipps Toodd, B ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo; Fertilization; Semen; Tritrichomonas foetus; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 1142281984     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00229-2     Document Type: Article

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