Semen discarded and freezing ability of Zebu and European bulls from a Brazilian artificial insemination centre;Descarte e congelabilidade do sêmen de touros de raças zebuínas e taurinas em central de inseminação artificial no Brasil

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 196-204

  Anchieta, M C ^a   Vale Filho, V R ^b   Colosimo, E ^c   Sampaio, I B M ^b   Andrade, V J ^b  

^a EVUFMG   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c UFMG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Andrology; Cattle; Seasonal variation; Semen

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 31544482125     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 01020935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352005000200010     Document Type: Article

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