Semen quality of postpubertal boars during increasing and decreasing natural photoperiods

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1271-1282

  Sancho, S ^a   Pinart, E ^a   Briz, M ^a   Garcia Gil, N ^a   Badia, E ^a   Bassols, J ^a   Kadar E ^a   Pruneda, A ^a   Bussalleu, E ^a   Yeste, M ^a   Coll, M G ^a   Bonet, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Boar; Photoperiod; Semen; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CYTOLOGY; MALE; PH; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4344656655     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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