Evaluation of Stallion Sperm Morphology

Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 249-264

  Brito, Leonardo F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

breeding soundness; fertility; sperm defect; sperm morphology; stallion

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049029953     PISSN: 15347516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ctep.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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