Comparative study on milt quality features of different finfish species

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 355-363

  Rainis, Simona ^a   Gasco, Laura ^b   Ballestrazzi, Rodolfo ^c  

^a Associazione Allevatori Friuli Venezia Giulia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatty acid composition; Finfish; Milt; Sperm density; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 33748954847     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.355     Document Type: Article

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