Post-thaw survival and longevity of bull spermatozoa frozen with an egg yolk-based or two egg yolk-free extenders after an equilibration period of 18 h

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-311

  Muino R ^a   Fernandez M ^b   Pena A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Centro de Selección y Reproducción Animal de Galicia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EGG YOLK; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 34248588016     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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