Semen quality of Nigerian local cocks treated with human menopausal gonadotropin (Pergonal®)

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-146

  Abu, A H ^a   Ameh, M ^b   Iheukwuemere, F C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Ministry of Animal and Forest Resources   (Nigeria)

^c ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Local cocks; Nigerian; Pergonal ; Semen

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645227601     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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