Genetic parameters for semen production traits in Austrian dual-purpose simmental bulls

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 326-328

  Gredler, B ^a,b   Fuerst, C ^a   Fuerst Waltl, B ^b   Schwarzenbacher, H ^b   Solkner J ^b  

^a ZucbtData EDV Dienstleistungen GmbH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; AUSTRIA; CATTLE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; CATTLE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 34248512338     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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