Fertilizing capacity of boar semen frozen in an extender supplemented with ostrich egg yolk lipoprotein fractions - A pilot study

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 131-135

  Fraser, L ^a   Strzezek, R ^a   Strzezek, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Boar; Fertility results; Freezing thawing; Lyophilized lipoprotein fractions; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; EGG PROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSTRICH; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EGG PROTEINS; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STRUTHIONIFORMES; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; STRUTHIONIFORMES; SUIDAE;

EID: 34748867300     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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