Functional integrity of boar spermatozoa and sow fertility using raphia (Raphia hookeri) palmwine plus ‘nche’ (saccoglotis gabonensis) urban extender

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-56

  Umesiobi, D O ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Large White Pigs; Raphia hookeri palmwine; Saccoglotis gabonensis urban; Semen extender; Semen fertility

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EGG YOLK; FERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; WINE;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; RAPHIA HOOKERI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 13244279725     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2004.9706505     Document Type: Article

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