Sperm chromatin structure integrity in liquid stored boar semen and its relationships with field fertility

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 728-736

  Boe Hansen, G B ^a   Christensen, P ^a   Vibjerg, D ^b   Nielsen, M B F ^b   Hedeboe, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Meat Association   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Boar; Fertility; Litter size; Sperm chromatin structure assay; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SOLUTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 40149083865     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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