Effects of age and environmental factors on semen production and semen quality of Austrian Simmental bulls

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 27-37

  Fuerst Waltl, Birgit ^a   Schwarzenbacher, Hermann ^a   Perner, Christa ^a   Sölkner, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Age; Artificial insemination; Bull; Cattle; Semen; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CATTLE; EJACULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; CATTLE; EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33746311985     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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