Artificial insemination with frozen semen in dogs: A retrospective study of 10 years using a non-surgical approach

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 1645-1650

  Thomassen, R ^a   Sanson, G ^a   Krogenaes A ^a   Fougner, J A ^b   Berg, K Andersen ^a   Farstad, W ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b The Norwegian Fur Breeders Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Dog; Frozen semen; Transcervical insemination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOG; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM PRESERVATION; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOGS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN PRESERVATION;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33748549737     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.01.022     Document Type: Article

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