Porcine sperm zona binding ability as an indicator of fertility

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-82

  Collins, E D ^c   Flowers, W L ^b   Shanks, R D ^c   Miller, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fertilization; Heterospermic insemination; Pig fertility; Sperm; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OVUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 37449027103     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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