Insemination doses: How low can we go?

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 543-550

  Brinsko, Steven P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Equine; Horse; Insemination dose; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33745848480     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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