A comparison of the protective action of added egg yolks from five avian species to the cryopreservation of bull sperm

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 104, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 212-219

  Su, Lei ^a,b   Li, Xilong ^a   Quan, Jiexia ^c   Yang, Shihua ^a   Li, Yahui ^a   He, Xiechao ^a   Tang, Xianghui ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b Center of Yunnan Zhongke Embryo Biotechnology   (China)

^c Shandong Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Bull sperm; Cryopreservation; Egg yolk; Sperm progressive motility; Viability

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG YOLK; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EGG YOLK; MALE; POULTRY; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM HEAD; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER ANSER; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 38549131390     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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