Influence of sperm cell dose and post-insemination backflow on reproductive performance of intrauterine inseminated sows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Mezalira, A ^a   Dallanora, D ^a   Bernardi, M L ^a   Wentz, I ^a   Bortolozzo, F P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13544267649     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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