Effects of anti-oxidant additives on microscopic and oxidative parameters of Angora goat semen following the freeze-thawing process

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-44

  Atessahin, Ahmet ^a   Bucak, Mustafa Numan ^b   Tuncer, Pürhan Barbaros ^b   Kizil, Meltem ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Plant Protection Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angora goat; Anti oxidants; Cryopreservation; Oxidative stress parameters; Semen

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 42649098263     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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