Fibrotic lesions in the testis of bulls and relationship to semen quality

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 274-288

  Barth, Albert D ^a   Alisio, Leonel ^b,c   Avilés, Mariano ^b   Arteaga, Andres A ^a   Campbell, John R ^a   Hendrick, Steven H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c Instituto de Reprodución Animal Córdoba   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bull; Fibrosis; Testis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; FIBROSIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS;

BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 42949176989     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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