Optimizing the use of frozen-thawed equine semen

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-468

  Miller, C D ^a  

^a Ocala Equine Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreserved semen; Frozen semen; Insemination; Spermatozoa; Stallion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FREEZING; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; FREEZING; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 45649083537     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.037     Document Type: Article

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