Genetic and environmental effects on semen traits in Lacaune and Manech tête rousse AI rams

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-419

  David, Ingrid ^a   Druart, Xavier ^b   Lagriffoul, Gilles ^c   Manfredi, Eduardo ^a   Robert Granié, Christèle ^a   Bodin, Loys ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^c Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental factor; Ram; Semen

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; SHEEP; SPERM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; MALE; SEMEN; SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33846227802     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2007011     Document Type: Article

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