Attempted semen collection using the massage technique and semen analysis in various psittacine species

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-13

  Stelzer, Gabriele ^a   Crosta, Lorenzo ^b   Bürkle, Marcellus ^b   Krautwald Junghanns, Maria Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Loro Parque SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avian; Massage technique; Psittaciformes; Semen analysis; Semen collection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NONHUMAN; PARAKEET; PARROT; PH; PSITTACINE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

AMAZONA; ARA AMBIGUA; ARATINGA; AVES; CACATUA LEADBEATERI; ECLECTUS; GUARUBA GUAROUBA; MELOPSITTACUS; MYIOPSITTA; PIONUS CHALCOPTERUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; TANYGNATHUS;

EID: 14844355116     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2005)019[0007:ASCUTM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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