Influence of supplementing diet with Oleic and Linoleic acid on the freezing ability and sex-sorting parameters of ram semen

Livestock Science

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 166-173

  de Graaf, S P ^a   Peake, K ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^a   O'Brien, J K ^a   Evans, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Diet; Sex sorting; Sheep; Spermatozoa; Unsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34250010634     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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