Quality and freezing qualities of first and second ejaculates collected from endangered Gulf Coast Native rams

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 251-261

  Nel Themaat, L ^a,c   Harding, G D ^a   Chandler, J E ^a   Chenevert, J F ^b   Damiani, P ^c   Fernandez, J M ^a   Humes, P E ^a   Pope, C E ^c   Godke, R A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Genex Custom Collection Services   (United States)

^c Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro ejaculation; Freezing; Gulf Coast Native sheep; Progressive motility; Sheep spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEAT; LOUISIANA; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33747374390     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.09.014     Document Type: Article

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