The immediate impact of semen diluent and rate of dilution on the sperm quality index, ATP utilization, gas exchange, and ionic balance of broiler breeder sperm

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-116

  Parker, H M ^a   McDaniel, C D ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphate; Broiler breeder; Gas exchange; Ion; Sperm quality index

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; FERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL COUNT; CHICKENS; CHLORIDES; FERTILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SEMEN; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33645809530     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.1.106     Document Type: Article

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