Bull semen in vitro fertility after cryopreservation using egg yolk LDL: A comparison with Optidyl®, a commercial egg yolk extender

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 895-907

  Amirat, Lamia ^a   Tainturier, Daniel ^a   Jeanneau, Laëtitia ^a   Thorin, Chantal ^a   Gérard, Olivier ^b   Courtens, Jean Luc ^c   Anton, Marc ^d  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Ouest Genet Elev Repro   (France)

^c UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Acrosome integrity; Bull semen; Cryopreservation; Fertility; Sperm motility; Yolk LDL

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142306194     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00259-0     Document Type: Article

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