Developments in stallion semen evaluation

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 448-462

  Varner, D D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic assays; Diagnostic tests; Semen; Semen evaluation; Stallion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FERTILITY; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; FERTILITY; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 45649084818     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.023     Document Type: Article

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