Effects of dietary L-carnitine supplementation on semen characteristics in boars

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 1247-1258

  Kozink, Daniel M ^a   Estienne, Mark J ^a   Harper, Allen F ^a   Knight, James W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boar; L Carnitine; Semen; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542350095     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.07.022     Document Type: Article

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