Pregnancy rates in cattle with cryopreserved sexed sperm: Effects of sperm numbers per inseminate and site of sperm deposition

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 129-138

  Seidel Jr , G E ^a   Schenk, J L ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b XY Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Bovine; Sexing; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX PRESELECTION;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 39949083954     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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