Welfare aspects of theriogenology: Investigating alternatives to electroejaculation of bulls

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 469-479

  Palmer, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternatives to electroejaculation; Animal welfare; Bulls; Electroejaculation; Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART RATE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART RATE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PAIN; PROGESTERONE; SEMEN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 22244455811     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.05.032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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