Utilization of frozen-thawed epididymal ram semen to preserve genetic diversity in Scrapie susceptible sheep breeds

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2160-2164

  Ehling, C ^a   Rath, D ^a   Struckmann, C ^a   Frenzel, A ^a   Schindler, L ^a   Niemann, H ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Epididymal spermatozoa; National semen bank; Ram; Scrapie eradication

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRPSC PROTEINS; SCRAPIE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846036800     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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