Statistical Methods to Produce "Good" Bovine Frozen Semen

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 125-132

  Galli, A ^a,b   Signori, T ^a,b   Balduzzi, D ^a,b  

^a Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani   (Italy)

^b Ist Sperim Italiano Lazzaro S   (Italy)

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EID: 2542589319     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1998.tb01329.x     Document Type: Article

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