Effective removal of equine arteritis virus from stallion semen

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Water Pollution

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 224-229

  Morrell, J M ^a   Geraghty, R M ^b  

^a Box 1242 ^*  (Sweden)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Density gradient; Equine arteritis virus; Horse; Swim up

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUINE ARTERITIS VIRUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EQUINE VIRAL ARTERITIS VIRUS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS SHEDDING;

ANIMALS; ARTERITIS VIRUS, EQUINE; ARTERIVIRUS INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEMEN; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 33947323305     PISSN: 14336863     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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