Improved vitrification method allowing direct transfer of goat embryos

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1004-1011

  Guignot, F ^a   Bouttier, A ^a   Baril, G ^a   Salvetti, P ^a   Pignon, P ^a   Beckers, J F ^b   Touze J L ^a   Cognie J ^a   Traldi, A S ^c   Cognie Y ^a   Mermillod, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embryo survival; In vivo goat embryo; Slow freezing; Transfer; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33746886693     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.02.040     Document Type: Article

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