The application of reproductive technologies to natural populations of red deer

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 93-102

  Garde, J J ^a,d   Martinez Pastor F ^a   Gomendio, M ^b   Malo, A F ^b   Soler, A J ^a   Fernandez Santos M R ^a   Esteso, M C ^a   Garcia A J ^a   Anel, L ^c   Roldan E R S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^d IREC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEER; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN PRESERVATION;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS;

EID: 33748540711     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00773.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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