Laparoscopic insemination technique with low numbers of spermatozoa in superovulated prepuberal gilts for biotechnological application

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 806-817

  Fantinati, P ^a   Zannoni, A ^a   Bernardini, C ^a   Webster, N ^b   Lavitrano, M ^c   Forni, M ^a   Seren, E ^a   Bacci, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b AUSTIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insemination; Laparoscopy; SMGT; Spermatozoa; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLASTOCYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HISTOLOGY; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SUPEROVULATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLASTOCYST; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LAPAROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM COUNT; SUPEROVULATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 11444263964     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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