Sperm morphology and fertility of progeny-tested AI dairy bulls in Sweden

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 682-691

  Al Makhzoomi, A ^a   Lundeheim, N ^a   Haard M ^b   Rodriguez Martinez H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bull; Non return rate (NRR); Sperm abnormalities; Swedish Holstein (SLB); Swedish Red (SR)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FERTILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA; SWEDEN;

PYRUS;

EID: 48049103457     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.049     Document Type: Article

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