Factors impacting equine sperm recovery rate and quality following cushioned centrifugation

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 704-714

  Waite, J A ^a   Love, C C ^a   Brinsko, S P ^a   Teague, S R ^a   Salazar Jr , J L ^a   Mancill, S S ^a   Varner, D D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifugation; Cushion; Semen; Sperm; Stallion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; HORSE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 47849119552     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.047     Document Type: Article

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