Characteristics of captive Japanese black bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) semen collected by electroejaculation with different voltages for stimulation and frozen-thawed under different conditions

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 134-143

  Okano, T ^a   Murase, T ^a   Yayota, C ^b   Komatsu, T ^c   Miyazawa, K ^a   Asano, M ^a   Tsubota, T ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Institute of Japanese Black Bear in Ani   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Electroejaculation; Japanese black bear; Semen

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; JAPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; JAPAN; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; URSIDAE;

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 33746318926     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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