The relationship of porcine sperm zona-binding ability to fertility

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 452-458

  Braundmeier, A G ^a   Demers, J M ^a   Shanks, R D ^a   Miller, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b 328 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Litter Size; Oocyte; Pig; Spermatozoa; Zona Pellucida

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2342633783     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.822452x     Document Type: Article

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