Estimation of the potential fertility based upon non-return rates of bulls: Using polyacrylamide gel instead of cervical mucus in the sperm penetration test

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 981-987

  Tas M ^a   Bacinoglu, S ^b   Cirit, Ü ^b   Ozgumus S ^b   Kasgoz H ^b   Pabuccuoglu S ^b  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bull semen; Cervical mucus; Penetration test; Polyacrylamide gel

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FERTILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CERVIX MUCUS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FERTILITY; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34548655283     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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