Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on boar semen quality

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 595-600

  Jacyno, Eugenia ^a   Akolodziej ^a   Kamyczek, M ^b   Kawecka M ^a   Dziadek, K ^b   Pietruszka, A ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

AspAT; Boars; L carnitine; Semen; Seminar plasma; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 42449138254     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200776040595     Document Type: Article

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