Semen production in two rabbit lines divergently selected for 63-d body weight

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2165-2172

  Brun, Jean Michel ^a   Theau Clément, Michèle ^a   Esparbié, Jean ^a   Falières, Jacky ^a   Saleil, Georges ^a   Larzul, Catherine ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Correlated response; Divergent selection; Growth; Rabbit; Semen traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; EJACULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; EJACULATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RABBITS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33846016920     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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